Clinical Assistant Job Baltimore area,Maryland USA,Healthcare

Position: Full-Time Clinical Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY

In support of the mission, vision and values of Kennedy Krieger Institute, the Clinical Assistant I will provide direct care and supervision of patients admitted to the Inpatient Neurobehavioral Unit (NBU); implement written behavioral and educational protocols; manage aggressive, self-injurious, and disruptive patient behavior; and collect data on patient-specific target behaviors.

This job description reflects the designation of essential job functions and critical features of this position but does not provide an all-inclusive list of duties that may be assigned. These job functions and features are subject to change at the discretion of the Institute and its management.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Review and implement a variety of patient-specific and general Neurobehavioral Unit (NBU) written behavioral and educational protocols.

Accurately collect and clearly report data on specified patient behaviors. Provide daily record of patient care activities.

Follow unit safety procedures using safe handling techniques and approved physical management procedures (including patient transport and blocking for both patient protection from self-injurious behaviors and self-protection from staff-directed aggressive behavior) while ensuring the safety of surroundings.

Provide physical care (washing/bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, dressing, feeding, etc.) to patients as appropriate to each patient’s level of adaptive skills and needs. Ensure patient has all appropriate personal care and treatment items at all times.

Implement patient’s daily schedule of unit activities and engage patient even during times of unscheduled specific activity. Adhere to general unit schedule.

Utilize appropriate prompting sequence (minimally as needed) to assist the patient to participate in task or activity at the highest level of independence. Modify tasks to ensure maximum patient participation and engagement. Assist in developing and implementing activities designed to increase target appropriate skills.

Maintain unit cleanliness and organization by replacing materials after use; returning supplies and materials to proper storage locations; ensuring safe, clean, and well-supplied programming areas; cleaning up after self and patients; and keeping areas free of extraneous materials.

Assist in training activities for newly hired Clinical Assistants, as needed.

Assist in the assessment of adaptive, leisure, and self-help skills; potential reinforcers; and problem behaviors as needed.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

SUPERVISED BY:
Supervisor, Patient Services

PERSONNEL SUPERVISED:
None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to assume a variety of physical postures sufficient to interact with and manage patient behavior such as standing, walking, squatting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting of materials, objects, and/or patients.

Must be able to lift and carry children, adolescent and adult patients and provide physical restraint according to protocol.

Must be able to move from office to office or to various locations throughout the course of the workday.

Must be able to travel to and from different locations and sites within Maryland and/or nationally, as needed.

Must be able to effectively perform various work tasks using computers, peripheral devices, equipment and/or assistive technology, as needed.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Must be available to work outside of normally scheduled working hours as needed, including periodic evenings, nights and weekends.

Must be physically present at the assigned job site.

May be exposed to potentially hazardous materials and situations (e.g., communicable diseases, blood pathogens, radioactive materials and aggressive/combative individuals).

QUALIFICATIONS

Must maintain up-to-date…