Clinical Assistant for Inpatient Occupational & Physical Therapy

CLINICAL ASSISTANT

Team/Department: Inpatient OT/PT

Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229

Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday with an occasional holiday (approximately 1 holiday per year). Shifts are staggered between 8am-4:30pm or 9am-5:30pm/6:00pm

Pay: $18.50/hour

About Occupational & Physical Therapy:

For children with injuries, physical challenges or developmental disabilities, it’s important they receive well-coordinated, compassionate care that can help build the strength and flexibility to make daily activities easier. Our team of specialty-trained occupational and physical therapy experts give kids personalized care based on cutting-edge treatments and the latest research.

Clinical Assistant Job Responsibilities and Important Information:

• In addition to Clinical Assistant Job Description (below), this position is part of a team of 5 Clinical Assistant’s (CA) that are crossed trained in all our inpatient areas and gym spaces. Each CA will have a primary assignment in areas/gym spaces in each building of Burnet Campus.
• Assists in scheduling/referral management.
• Safety and infection control prevention; responsible for cleaning to ensure the treatment spaces are hygienic, stocked and safe for patient care.
• Supports approximately 55+ Occupational and Physical Therapists in our various spaces and gyms.
• Assists therapist in patient rooms and gym spaces with very critically ill patients of all ages.

Clinical Assistant Job Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor degree in health-related field is strongly preferred.

• No directly related experience required, but past experience working with children is a plus.

• We cannot accept "summer only" candidates. Training takes 4-6 weeks. Ideally, someone will stay in this job for at least a year before going to grad school, or moving on to a promotional opportunity.

CLINICAL ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

• Patient and Room Preparation- Support clinician in room preparation, patient preparation for appointments, and patient care activities within scope of practice. May clean and maintain equipment, order inventory, and restock supplies. May perform procedures, collect data, analyze data, and inform clinical decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care and reassessment. Ensures work areas are organized and safe. May respond and follow up with referrals and inquiries from patient families, efficiently and effectively resolving issues.

• Data Management- Maintain, monitor, organize, input, and/or ensure integrity of data and/or records. May audit data as necessary to ensure accuracy. Generate reports as needed and disseminate to appropriate individuals. May improve/maintain processes, operations, and/or performance using available data or assist in this process. May provide data collection, input, mining, and/or analysis. Respond to, process, and/or track all related requests. May assist in automating existing processes or recommend changes to management.

• Administrative Support- Perform various administrative functions of departmental operations while providing daily support on operational issues. Follow divisional documentation procedures. Request and orders office supplies or other miscellaneous items. Sort and distribute mail. Schedule meetings for appropriate staff and prepares/documents/scans, labels, photocopies, etc. Organize and maintain file/record system. May enter and/or analyze data. Ensure department staff has necessary documents for maintaining calendars, meetings, travel, etc. Make travel arrangements if necessary. Provide assistance for recruitment activities when needed. Completes special projects as requested. May perform cross-functional duties with related positions when needed. Function as department resource.

• Compliance - Patient Services Staff- Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Support leadership in compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet