Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Quality healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. Join us as we work to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare.

We are currently looking for a COVID-19 Screener to join our team. This is a part-time (0.5) position, Monday - Friday 2:30pm - 6:30pm.

The COVID-19 Screener will perform temperature checks and walk through a short list of qualifying questions for all individuals entering the building. The Screener will also partner with Infection Control with concerns.

DUTIES

* Perform temperature checks

* Complete COVID-19 screening questions with all individuals entering the building

* Partner with Infection Control for any concerns

CAREER GROWTH

This position is a great entry-level role for those interested in pursuing careers in behavioral health, psychology, social work, and other healthcare fields. Fairfax offers a wide variety of career growth options, including administrative positions, advanced clinical roles, and management. To help our employees achieve their goals, Fairfax provides tuition reimbursement when pursuing education to further employees' careers in psychology or the medical field.

Please apply to learn more!!

Qualifications

Education:

* High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Licensure:

* Must maintain a valid Washington Department of Health registration as a Nursing Assistant, which is an online application through the Department of Health (can be obtained as part of hire): https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/NursingAssistant/ApplyOnline/NursingAssistantRegistered

Certification Requirements:

* Successful completion of CPR, First Aid, Handle with Care, and Verbal De-Escalation Certifications, which are provided during Fairfax new hire training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Strong desire to work in psychology and/or patient care
* Ability to organize, work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize work, and meet deadlines
* Effective verbal and written communication skills, telephone etiquette, and paging procedures
* Ability to work as a team player
* Ability to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience, dedication, understanding, and good judgment
* Ability to accept direction, set firm boundaries, and adhere to policies and procedures
* Ability to provide respectful, compassionate care to patients and participate in all aspects of patient care management
* Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations

Physical Demands:

* Ability to stand sit or walk up to six hours, sit for up to two hours.
* Ability to move frequently is required in the delivery of patient care.
* Visual acuity is needed for accurate reading of patient charts and for demonstrating activities or assisting patients in activities.
* Ability to spend 20% of the work day outdoors in temperatures varying form 30-100 degrees F and 80% of the work day indoors in temperatures varying from 60-85 degrees F.
* Ability to occasionally push/pull wheeled carts from 200 lbs. (i.e., crash cart, EKG machine, patient on stretchers or in wheelchairs).
* Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 10 lbs. (i.e. juices, charts, patient's belongings) and occasionally lift and carry up to 100 lbs. (a patient).
* Ability to frequently reach above, at or below shoulder height (obtain supplies, reach in cabinets, use refrigerator), kneel, bend, stoop, turn, and twist.
* Ability to frequently handle, through gross and fine manipulations, simple grasping, twisting and fingering of small objects (telephone buttons, thermometers with both hands).
* Ability to see well enough to read written material and discern a variety of odors.
* Ability to occasionally handle hazardous/infectious waste.
* Ability to work in an environment where the noise level is frequently high; where chemicals are frequently used for cleaning; where mechanical and electrical hazards may be occasionally present; and where dust, mist and steam are frequently generated in housekeeping tasks.
* Ability to work at a rapid pace and tolerate a variety of repetitive tasks.