Clinical Associate, per diem - Float Pool

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Symmes Corner (MA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Massachusetts seeks a Clinical/Administrative Associate to provide both clinical and administrative support on the unit. You will assist with patient care activities, keep charts up to date, and help coordinate paperwork across departments.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, and CNA certification or relevant clinical training; nursing students with rotation or recent clinical experience are also eligible.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be a CNA or nursing student with clinical rotation completed, or have 3 months clinical care experience, or graduate of Winchester Hospital's Clinical Associate Training Program.
• Preferred: at least one year of administrative support experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative assistance on the unit.
• Perform basic procedures to ensure patient care and safety; assist with ADLs and mobility.
• Welcome and orient patients and families to the environment.
• Provide administrative support so the care team can focus on patient care.
• Maintain accurate medical charts and expedite paperwork between departments.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic computer skills

Excellent communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Clinical Associate Training Program graduate

Nursing student with clinical rotation

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.

As a Clinical/Administrative Associate, you will be responsible (but not limited) for the following:

• provide both clinical and administrative assistance on the unit
• perform basic procedures necessary to provide for the care, comfort and safety of patients; assisting with ADL's, ambulating patients, making occupied/unoccupied beds, transporting patients, collecting/labeling/transporting specimens, obtains vital signs, performs EKG's
• Welcomes and orients patients, family members and significant others to the environment.
• Provides the administrative support for the unit and staff so the patient care team can concentrate on providing superior patient care
• Maintains accurate and complete medical charts for the patients, including the forms necessary for daily use. Copies and faxes paperwork as necessary to expedite the patient care process among the hospital departments and outside sources if appropriate

Education/Experience Required:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Must have/be one of the following:
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Nursing student with completion of one medical-surgical clinical rotation
  • Three months clinical care experience
  • Graduate of the Winchester Hospital's Clinical Associate Training Program
• Preferred: At least one year of previous work experience in an administrative support role.

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
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS:

• Preferred: Certified Nursing Assistant
• Basic Life Support required

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.

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.
• As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled