Para-Medical Assistant I (KU)

Recruitment Number 06-092, Oahu Only

Duties Summary

Performs simple and routine tasks relating to the care of patients or residents; provides related services required for the operations of the facility; participates in a planned training program and performs other duties as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is the beginning level of para-medical assistant work. In most situations, this is a developmental level of work. However, occasionally, position may be continued at this level, based on the type of work assignments and the supervision received.

Experience Requirement:

Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below, and in the amounts shown below in the following table:

Class Title

Specialized Supervisory Total

Experience (Yrs) Experience (Yrs) Experience (Yrs)

Para-Medical Assistant I 0 0 0*

*For the Para-Medical Assistant I level, the background of the applicant must show that he possesses patience, tact, even temperament in meeting and dealing with others, and productive work habits.

Specialized Experience: Work experience in health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, health centers and other medically oriented institutions where the primary or basic objective was to provide for the maximum physical, mental and/or emotional health of the patient and which duties involved:

1) the observation and reporting of a variety of

physical and/or mental symptoms and conditions and/or

2) implementing care and/or treatment procedures.

Applicants for all levels must have had one year of experience comparable in scope and difficulty to the next lower level in the State service. In those facilities where there are no appropriate "next lower" levels, applicants must have had two years of work experience comparable in scope and difficulty to two steps below the level to which the applicant seeks appointment.

Supervisory Experience:

Work experience which involved supervising other para-medical workers in providing for the physical, mental and/or emotional health of patients. Such experience must have included responsibility for 1) planning and directing the work of lower level para-medical assistants; 2) assigning and reviewing the work of lower level para-medical assistants; 3) developing work schedules and priorities; and 4) training of subordinates.

Substitutions Allowed:

Substitution of Education for Experience:

1. Completion of a practical nursing curriculum from an accredited school may be substituted for one year of Specialized Experience.

2. Completion of a professional nursing curriculum from an accredited school may be substituted for three years of Specialized Experience.

Quality of Experience:

Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.

License Required:

For certain positions, applicants must possess a current State of Hawaii Practical Nurse's license. Also, as appropriate, possession of a current motor vehicle operator's license may be required for certain positions.

Special Requirement:

For all positions providing patient care services in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Intermediate Care Facility (ICF):

Effective October 1, 1990, applicants must successfully complete a training curriculum and pass a competency evaluation test approved by the State of Hawaii and in accordance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 within four (4) months of employment.

Applicants hired before January 1, 1990 must pass a competency evaluation test approved by the State of Hawaii by October 1, 1990.

Applicants hired on/after January 1, 1990 but before October 1, 1990 must pass a competency evaluation test approved by the State of Hawaii by February 1, 1991.

Applicants with certifications dated on/after January 1, 1990 from an agency other than the State of Hawaii indicating competency as a nurse's aid as defined by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 may use this certification in lieu of the above training/evaluation requirement, provided that the training and/or competency attested to in the certification also meets State of Hawaii standards/requirements for approval.

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