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Hospital Assistant
UCI Series Concepts
Class Specifications - H.45
Hospital____________Assistant III - 9251
Hospital____________Assistant II - 9252
Hospital____________Assistant I - 9253
Hospital____________Aid - 9254
December, 1979
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SERIES CONCEPT
Hospital________Assistants perform or supervise work which requires special
technical skills, knowledge, and training in Hospital ancillary units,
laboratories or patient care units; and performs other duties as
assigned.
This is a broad series used for a variety of positions for which there
are no specialized hospital classes or series. Incumbents may perform or
supervise supply, technical, or patient care functions in one or more
campus medical center units. Positions are classified in this series
according to the class concepts with an appropriate descriptive title
assigned (e.g. Hospital Central Service Assistant I; Hospital Central
Service Assistant II).
This series is distinguished from the Laboratory Assistant Series by the
special hospital skills required. Such skills do not require licensure
nor theoretical background characteristic of other specialized Hospital
classes such as Radiologic Technologist or Hospital Laboratory
Technician.
Examples cited in the class concepts below are intended to be
illustrative and do not preclude future allocation of positions to the
series with equivalent technical knowledge and skills.
CLASS CONCEPTS
Hospital____________Assistant III
Under general supervision incumbents supervise 7 or more Hospital__________
Assistant I or comparable level positions; train subordinates in work
techniques; participate in employee performance appraisals and
corrective discipline; set priorities and coordinate work of the unit;
and assist in establishing new work methods and procedures. This level
may also be used for supervisory positions with fewer subordinates but
with a greater requirement for independent action, such as an evening or
night supervisor.
The following examples illustrate non-supervisory positions which are
typically allocated at this level :
Incumbents are technical experts and in charge of a complex and or
critical laboratory !unction or process. For example, incumbents are in
charge of radiology film processing laboratories which includes
responsibility for maintaining even work flow, adjusting schedules to
meet priorities; maintaining and making minor repairs to equipment;
maintaining stock levels and re-ordering of supplies; based on technical
knowledge recommending best vendor source; performing highly specialized
procedures such as loading and unloading vacuum, multi-leaf, tomographic
cassettes and cine-cameras; and may teach student technologists film
processing techniques.
Hospital___________Assistant II
Under general supervision incumbents perform lead/advanced operational
duties in one or more units of a hospital facility and typically direct
the work of 3 or more Hospital Assistant I's; train subordinates in work
techniques; participate in employee performance evaluations and
corrective discipline; set priorities and coordinate work of the unit;
and assist in establishing new work methods and procedures.
The following examples are typical of non-supervisory positions which
are at this skill level:
1. Under general supervision in the Hospital Autopsy Room, assists with
the performance of autopsies and maintains the autopsy room and related
areas; maintains the needed supplies and equipment; prepares bodies for
dissection; and assists with the preparation and preservation of
pathological specimens.
2. Under general supervision in Central Distribution, has change of the
central storehouse of re-usable and expendable patient care supplies;
receives and stores items; maintains stock levels; and issues supplies
for distribution to the floors.
3. Under general supervision in Hospital Pathology, processes gross
specimens received in the Tissue Laboratory; centrifuges fluids, selects
buffy coats for smears and cell blocks; processes sputum, bronchial
washing and endometrial lavage for smears for cell blocks; maintains
careful techniques to avoid specimen contamination; maintains necessary
records; and prepares reagents and stains as required.
Hospital____________Assistant I
Under supervision, incumbents perform operational level duties in one or
more units of a hospital facility.
The following examples are typical of non-supervisory positions which
are at this skill level:
1. Under supervision in Central Service, receives used medical and
surgical supplies; cleans items using special cleaning solutions and
equipment; assembles and wraps trays and packs Using standard make-up
cards and pictures; autoclaves packs and trays and is assigned
responsibility for maintaining sterile supplies; and issues supplies to
patient care units.
2. Under supervision in the Clinical Laboratories, Chemistry Section,
prepares specimens for analysis; prepares solutions and/or media; routes
specimens; and records data for the Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
3. Under supervision in a radiology dark room, receives exposed film
cassettes; unloads them and processes them through the automatic film
processor; and selects the proper size of unexposed film and reloads
cassettes for return to Radiographic rooms.
Hospital____________Aid
Under close supervision incumbents perform a variety of routine
repetitive tasks such as cleaning glassware in a Clinical Laboratory,
assisting in assembling stocks in Central Distribution, or assisting in
cleaning a morgue area.
This class may also be used as an entry or trainee level for positions
which would be classified at a higher level within the series when the
incumbent gains the necessary training and experience.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Hospital___________Assistant III
Graduation from high school and three years of appropriate experience
including one year of supervisory experience where applicable; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience; and skills,
knowledges, and abilities essential to the successful performance of the
duties assigned to the position.
Hospital__________Assistant II
Graduation from high school and two years of appropriate experience
including six months of supervisory experience where applicable; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience; and skills,
knowledges, and abilities essential to the successful performance of the
duties assigned to the position.
Hospital_________Assistant I
Graduation from high school and one year of appropriate experience; or
an equivalent combination of education and experience; and skills,
knowledges, and abilities essential to the successful performance of the
duties assigned to the position.
Hospital_________Aid
Graduation from high school; or an equivalent combination of education
and experience; and skills, knowledges, and abilities essential to the
successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
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