MedEd Student Intern (JR24-49075) - West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.
Morgantown, WV
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The Student Intern role is for any intern from the WVU Med Ed, Med Tech, or Jackson County Co-Op Internship Program. The student interns will perform duties specified by the department that is chosen.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Currently enrolled in High School as a Junior or Senior
2.Must be accepted into WVU Med Ed, MTech, or Jackson County Co-Op Internship program.
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. Other duties may be assigned.
1.Performs duties assigned within each rotational area of the program.
2.Operates hospital equipment and handles medical equipment, instruments and supplies including biological testing, according to established procedures.
3. Completes department specific documentation.
4.Communicates professionally with hospital visitors, patients, staff and providers.
5.Performs basic mathematical calculations.
6.Answers phone and routes calls appropriately.
7.Interacts with and assists patients as dictated by each department in rotation.
8.Collects patient specimens.
9.Gathers patient data
10.Handles patient medications.
11. Provides assistance to staff and medical personnel as needed.
12. Gathers patient supplies/carts and restocks departmental supplies as needed.
13.Cleans and organizes workstation/environment as needed to promote patient/employee safety.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Physically capable of prolonged period periods of standing and walking; capable of lifting to 60 pounds and pushing loaded carts weighing in excess of 200 pounds; possess visual/oral acuity along with manual dexterity; able to discern and distinguish colors; able to transcribe phone messages.
2. Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing40+lbs.
3.Must be able position and/or lift patients and stand or walk 4 to 12 hours per day.
4.Work requires standing and walking for greater than eighty per cent of work schedule.
5.Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials and pharmacological agents with little... For full info follow application link.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
The Student Intern role is for any intern from the WVU Med Ed, Med Tech, or Jackson County Co-Op Internship Program. The student interns will perform duties specified by the department that is chosen.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Currently enrolled in High School as a Junior or Senior
2.Must be accepted into WVU Med Ed, MTech, or Jackson County Co-Op Internship program.
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. Other duties may be assigned.
1.Performs duties assigned within each rotational area of the program.
2.Operates hospital equipment and handles medical equipment, instruments and supplies including biological testing, according to established procedures.
3. Completes department specific documentation.
4.Communicates professionally with hospital visitors, patients, staff and providers.
5.Performs basic mathematical calculations.
6.Answers phone and routes calls appropriately.
7.Interacts with and assists patients as dictated by each department in rotation.
8.Collects patient specimens.
9.Gathers patient data
10.Handles patient medications.
11. Provides assistance to staff and medical personnel as needed.
12. Gathers patient supplies/carts and restocks departmental supplies as needed.
13.Cleans and organizes workstation/environment as needed to promote patient/employee safety.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Physically capable of prolonged period periods of standing and walking; capable of lifting to 60 pounds and pushing loaded carts weighing in excess of 200 pounds; possess visual/oral acuity along with manual dexterity; able to discern and distinguish colors; able to transcribe phone messages.
2. Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing40+lbs.
3.Must be able position and/or lift patients and stand or walk 4 to 12 hours per day.
4.Work requires standing and walking for greater than eighty per cent of work schedule.
5.Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials and pharmacological agents with little... For full info follow application link.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Source : West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.