Clinical Associate - Patient Care & Support (Nights)

Winchester Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Winchester Hospital is a 223-bed regional hospital and a leading provider in the northwest suburban Boston area. The Clinical Associate will support nursing staff on a 3, 12-hour night shift schedule, with every other weekend and holiday rotations.

Under supervision of a nurse, the role involves basic patient care, ADL assistance, vital signs, point-of-care testing, and helping ensure patient safety and comfort. Strong English communication and basic computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and hospital team
• Preferred: Basic computer skills
• Strong safety and quality awareness in care delivery

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

English proficiency

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS - Basic Life Support

Certified Nursing Assistant

Nursing Student with completion of one medical-surgical clinical rotation

Three months of clinical care experience

Job description

Winchester Hospital is a 223-bed regional hospital and a leading provider in the northwest suburban Boston area. The Clinical Associate will support nursing staff on a 3, 12-hour night shift schedule, with every other weekend and holiday rotations.

Under supervision of a nurse, the role involves basic patient care, ADL assistance, vital signs, point-of-care testing, and helping ensure patient safety and comfort. Strong English communication and basic computer skills are required.