Clinical rehabilitation aide job description

Founded in 1921, Straub Medical Center includes a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu, a network of neighborhood clinics and a visiting specialist program that reaches throughout the state of Hawai'i. With over 200 physicians who are leaders in their fields, Straub provides its patients with diagnoses and treatments for more than 32 different medical specialties, including bone and joint, heart, cancer, endocrinology/diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, vascular and urology. Straub is home to the Pacific Region's only multidisciplinary burn treatment center. The hospital consistently brings new technologies and innovative medical practices to Hawai'i, such as minimally invasive cardiac surgery and total joint replacement.

Straub's Geriatric Medicine physicians provide ongoing care for older people, including home visits and primary care to nursing home patients. The department emphasizes coordinating services and identifying the support necessary to maintain patients in their own homes as much as possible. Outpatient consultations for memory loss and other specific geriatric syndromes are also available. Straub's Geriatric Health Services professionals are trained to perform a comprehensive assessment of patients, provide case management and outpatient social services, assist with applications for financial assistance and coordinate physician and social worker visits to the home or nursing care facility.

You could gain valuable first-hand clinical operations and health care experience as a Clinic Aide. You will join the dedicated team of physicians and medical staff on Maui that provide our recognized compassionate health services to patients and their families. In this role you would serve as a nursing assistant who performs routine tasks ranging from monitoring supplies to administering health care to patients of all ages to supporting departmental staff. We are looking for someone diligent and motivated, who enjoys learning in a fast-paced clinical environment and shares our commitment to creating a healthier Hawai'i.

_*Under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Federal Vaccination Mandate, all health care workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.*_
**Work Schedule:** Day - 8 Hours

**Work Type:** Full Time Regular

FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: ILWU

**Exempt:** No

**Minimum Qualifications:** Nurse aide or medical assistant certificate showing successful completion of courses for a nurse assistant or medical assistant training program; completion of a fundamentals course from an accredited school of Nursing (name of nursing school and completion of fundamentals course); Military Corpsman certificate; EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) or MICT (Mobile Intensive Care Technician) certificate; A Registered Nurse/Medical Doctor license or graduate certificate from a college in a foreign country. Current American Heart Association Heart Saver - AED CPR card.

**Preferred Qualifications:** Completion of medical terminology course.

EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets

**Position** Clinic Aide - Geriatric Medicine

**Category** Medical Support Staff

**Employment Type** Employee

**Location** Straub Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

Department:

62865600 Surgical Specialist of MN

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

None

Job Summary:

Provides support to the clinical team, providers and patients to deliver timely and quality health care services for optimal service and care.

Key Position Details:

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

* Supports and assists providers and clinical staff with administrative and select patient care tasks.
* Schedules quick appointments, fixes scheduling errors, edits appointment notes.
* Follows up on no-shows and works with providers to review and approve add-ons.
* Greets patients or sets up virtual visits, completes identification verification, height, weight and vision and hearing screening, and informs patients of wait time.
* Administers questionnaires and documents in electronic medical record, enters or edits outside results and prepares patient forms for providers signatures.
* May perform specific patient care tasks based on training.
* Prepares I-Pads for interpreter use and may escort patients to other departments.
* Processes incoming mail, scans, copies and faxes as needed, prints and updates forms, answers internal phone calls, and may place office supply orders.

* Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks clinical areas and maintains supplies.
* Cleans procedure and exam rooms between patients and at end of day.
* Stocks and supplies exam rooms, performs regular reviews of expiration dates, and maintains linen levels.
* Cleans and ensures proper maintenance for equipment and sterilizes instruments.
* May prepare rooms for procedures.

* Clinical safety support.
* Performs daily crash cart checks, monitors and empties sharps containers, and completes liquid nitrogen management and refills.
* Performs routine safety checks on fire extinguishers, safety lights, eye wash stations and oxygen tanks.
* Places work orders and Service Now tickets as needed.
* May participate in the Safety Committee.

* Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

* Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description, and High school diploma or GED preferred
* 0 to 2 years Healthcare or patient care experience preferred and
* 0 to 2 years Electronic Medical Records experience preferred and
* 0 to 2 years Medical Terminology preferred
* BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Allina Health within 30 Days

Physical Demands

Sedentary:

Lifting weight Up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently

Job DescriptionSalary: $16-18 DOE

Empowering Your Purpose. Sharing Your Passion.

Note: This position is located in Bellevue, WA - 10 miles from Seattle

About Us: Hope and Future for every child and family

Hope and Future. These simple words represent the journey we take with our families. Are you looking for a collaborative place where you can see daily that your talents are making progress for the whole-child?

Our commitment to hope and future for children and families affected by developmental challenges around the world is as strong today as when ICAN was founded in 2008. Our founder and owner, a Speech Language Pathologist recognized his patients would benefit tremendously from having a single location to receive comprehensive therapy services. So he created ICAN, now the largest multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental clinic in Washington State. Our strength is our People, a Team of dedicated clinical providers and support staff that work together to make a difference in patients’ and families’ lives.

Company Benefits: How we support you in life and career

• Industry bench-marked, competitive pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance – Premera PPO or HSA
• 401(K) with potential match
• Paid Time Off (Sick & Vacation) and Paid Holidays
  
• Growth opportunity
• Company sponsored fun events for everyone!
  

Position: The role you would play on our Multi-Disciplinary Team

The Clinic Aide assists clinical programs and general operations with a variety of sanitation, administrative, and support tasks. This position is integral in keeping a clean, safe, and efficient work environment for clinical therapy.

The current opening is for full time work, approximately 10:30am-7:00pm Monday through Friday.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide childcare for clients during hourly transitional periods between sessions, late pickup, unforeseen gaps in therapy schedules, and short clinician breaks.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces and therapy toys, tools, dishes, and other materials on a regular basis.
• Support clinicians in therapy sessions by retrieving materials, cleaning up after accidents & messes, assisting with physical management of clients, and other tasks.
• Maintain and improve safety and organization of clinic materials and spaces.
• Assist clinicians to facilitate Social Skills Groups and other group programs.
• Coordinate with Operations Manager and external job coaches to assign tasks to Clinic Support - Assistants.
• Maintain and restock cleaning supplies and PPE materials through clinic spaces.
• Manage ordering, unpacking, and organization of supplies and document transactions in accounting software.
• Assist with janitorial tasks such as refilling dispensers and emptying trash and recycling.
• Maintain first aid kits and restock materials.
• Assist in processing and filing completed patient paperwork.
• Navigate EMR/scheduling systems to check patient schedules.
• Communicate with families during late pick up or schedule misunderstandings.
• Assist with clinic signage and special event setup & cleanup.
• Create therapy materials as requested.
• Respond to and follow-up on support requests concerning clinical program support needs.
• Observe therapy sessions to improve client management skills and explore therapy topics as desired.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Detail oriented: able to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Adaptable to changing conditions and work responsibilities.
• Show initiative and ability to self-direct.
• Strong organization and cleaning skills.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Understand and adhere to safety best practices.
• Customer-service oriented: calm, professional, and responsive to patients and others. Able to meet patient and staff needs while following office policies and procedures. Customer service comes down to caring.
• Maintain client, team member, and employer confidentiality. Comply with all HIPAA regulations.
• Display a positive attitude and be a positive agent for change.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Safely handle some tools.
• Wear PPE to prepare and use potentially hazardous cleaning chemicals.
• Prolonged sitting or standing, sometimes on the floor or child sized furniture, and quick transitions from sitting to standing positions.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
• Utilize quick body movements.
• Walk and run, including on stairways.
• Stoop, bend, and reach.
• Work in noisy and crowded environments.
• Safely lift, block, or move a child up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.

Training Provided:

• Behavioral and physical strategies to prevent and safely respond to challenging or dangerous client behavior.
• First aid and CPR certification.
• Safe handling and preparation of cleaning chemicals.
• Best practices for cleaning and sanitizing.

***Not all job responsibilities are reflected in this job description. This job description is subject to change based on the organization's needs. ***