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GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

To provide general clerical, equipment and patient care support to patient care

units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the

immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.

• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.

• Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells, able to complete basic entries and communication orders into the electronic medical record

• Room/Patient care equipment management: stocks supplies, checks for expiration dates,orders supplies, cleans equipment, cleans toys

• Infectious material exposure: transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit; sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal; may provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions

• Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others: performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant role.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION:

• American Heart Association – Heart Saver First Aide obtained within 3 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter.