Clinical Associate- 7 West - Full-Time Nights

WVU Medicine

Morgantown, WVFull-timePosted Apr 14, 2026

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Qualifications

  • •High school diploma or equivalent
  • •Obtain certification in Basic Life Support or HeartSaver First Aid within 30 days of hire date
  • •Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • •Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking
  • •WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
  • •Demonstrate competency in the use of Safe Patient Handling equipment
  • •Excellent communication skills and strong customer service orientation
  • •Experience in dealing with simultaneously, multiple demands
  • •Good time management skills
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Responsibilities

  • •Performs direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse
  • •Assists in providing high quality, cost-effective care by performing delegated tasks
  • •Proactively interacts with patients families and other customers to ensure a family centered experience
  • •CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position
  • •They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties
  • •Assists in direct patient care by providing basic physical care to promote patient comfort as directed by the Registered Nurse
  • •Assists all assigned patients with activities of daily living according to need in a timely manner including making all assigned beds
  • •Safely transports and patients according to WVUH's Safe Patient Handling Policy to all tests and procedures as well as escorts patients for discharge
  • •Transports specimens and items throughout the facility
  • •Performs assigned tests such as glucose monitoring, urine and stool testing and maintains quality control testing & logs, according to department policy
  • •On Subacute Unit, CNAs are not permitted to do glucose monitoring
  • •Performs routine phlebotomy services, excluding line draws, in departments determined by management
  • •Obtains and records assigned patient temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures, intake and outputs, weights and abdominal girths according to departmental policy
  • •Provides respiratory support by properly setting up equipment needed for oxygen administration
  • •Encourage the usage of Incentive Spirometer according to Respiratory Care procedure
  • •Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately
  • •Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure
  • •Assists physicians and registered nurse with examinations and procedures
  • •Assists with basic rehab/Physical Therapy activities, i.e. active and passive range of motion and ambulation
  • •Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes
  • •Provides total care within scope of practice (vital signs, activities of daily living) when assigned sitter or constant visual responsibilities
  • •Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees
  • •Maintains clean assigned, unit equipment according to departmental procedures
  • •Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner
  • •Assists in routine unit operations as directed/needed to assure smooth communication and functioning of the unit
  • •Courteously answers telephone in a timely manner, identifying self and unit at all times
  • •Courteously answers patient call bell and relays message to the appropriate personnel
  • •Relays accurate telephone, visitor and patient messages to appropriate persons in a timely manner
  • •Promptly completes errands as requested
  • •Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) may have limited access to medications including during transport of non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider
  • •Removes out of date items
  • •PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 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
  • •Handling of materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
  • •Pushing/Pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds
  • •The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds
  • •All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient's profile and appropriate algorithms
  • •Must be able to sit, walk or stand for prolonged periods of time
  • •Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
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