Critical Care Support Assistant — Part-Time Days

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical plan

Job summary

OU Health seeks a Clinical Support Assistant for Critical Care Stepdown in Oklahoma City. This part-time daytime role supports registered nurses by monitoring patient status, recording vital signs, performing basic procedures, and assisting with admissions and transfers.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification, and the ability to follow instructions and work in a team. No prior experience is required, and the facility offers competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with others.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision of the RN and in collaboration with the patient and family, systematically and continually monitors the patient's health status and implements the plan of care.
• Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN that is within scope.
• Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor.
• Collects specimens as directed.
• Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains. Performs all sterile procedures as assigned.
• Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
• Performs oral suctioning.
• Takes emergency action as needed and within scope.
• Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition or behavior to RN.
• Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
• Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Keeps the patient's room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
• Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
• When assigned to one patient as a safety attendant, provides care, observes the patient and does not leave the patient alone.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing basics

Communication

Instruction following

Teamwork

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

OU Health seeks a Clinical Support Assistant for Critical Care Stepdown in Oklahoma City. This part-time daytime role supports registered nurses by monitoring patient status, recording vital signs, performing basic procedures, and assisting with admissions and transfers.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification, and the ability to follow instructions and work in a team. No prior experience is required, and the facility offers competitive benefits.