Clinical Associate, 36 hours/week, night shift - B3

Winchester Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Winchester Hospital is a 223-bed regional hospital in the northwest suburban Boston area, seeking a Clinical Associate to support patient care under a nurse's supervision. You will assist with activities of daily living, reposition patients, take vital signs, collect specimens, and help transport supplies to ensure patient comfort and safety.

Qualifications include a high school diploma (strongly preferred) and BLS certification; eligible CNA, nursing student with a clinical rotation, or CATP

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Must have or be CNA, or nursing student with one medical-surgical rotation, or three months of clinical care experience, or completion of CATP.
• Basic reading/writing in English required and good communication with patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living for patients.
• Reposition and ambulate patients as needed.
• Make occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Assist in transporting patients, beds, supplies and equipment.
• Collect, label and transport specimens.
• Retrieve and sign out blood products.
• Accurately perform point of care testing.
• Obtain vital signs and weights.
• Maintain intake and output measurements.
• Remove Foley catheters and saline locks.

Skills

English communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma/equivalent

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area.

Schedule

3, 12 hour nights shifts/week, including every other weekend and holiday requirements.

Working under the direction of a nurse, the Clinical Associate contributes to the Hospital’s mission by performing basic procedures necessary to provide patients’ care, comfort, and safety. This clinical staff position will have an impact on the quality of care and patient satisfaction by providing for their physical and emotional needs.

As a Clinical Associate at Winchester Hospital, you will be responsible (but not limited to) for the following:

• Assisting with activities of daily living
• Repositioning and ambulating patients
• Making an occupied and unoccupied bed
• Assisting in transporting patients, beds, supplies and equipment
• Collecting, labeling and transporting specimens
• Retrieving and signing out blood products
• Accurately performs point of care testing
• Obtains vital signs and weights
• Maintains accurate intake and output measurements
• Removes Foley catheters and saline locks

Education Required

High school diploma/equivalent is strongly preferred.

Certifications

• BLS – Basic Life Support
• Must have/be one of the following:
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Nursing Student with completion of one medical-surgical clinical rotation
  • Three months of clinical care experience
  • Successful completion of the Winchester Hospital: Clinical Associate Training Program (CATP)

Other Skills/Knowledge

• Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team
• Preferred: Basic computer skills

Pay Range

Pay Range: $19.50 - $26.24 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.

Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives.

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity. Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.