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Hawaii Pacific Health Clinic Aide - Geriatric Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii
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.
Location: Straub Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
Work Schedule: Day - 8 Hours
Work Type: Full Time Temporary
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
Req ID 25874