Clinical Assistant definition

Clinical Assistant means an individual qualified by academic education and clinical experience or training to provide patient care services in a clinical or supportive role. Clinical Assistants provide services only under the supervision of an employing or sponsoring member of the Medical Staff, or as otherwise permitted by law. Clinical Assistants are not members of the Medical Staff or the Advanced Practice Professional Staff and are not granted Clinical Privileges. A Clinical Assistant is an individual, other than a Practitioner and Advanced Practice Professional, who is: (i) licensed, certified and/or adequately trained to render health care services under the supervision of a Medical Staff Member; and (ii) authorized by the Medical Center to provide direct health care services at the Medical Center. The disciplines included in the Clinical Assistant category include, but are not limited to: Registered Nurses (RNs); Surgical Assistants; Cardiovascular Perfusionists; Pathologist Assistants; Radiology/Ultrasound Technicians; Research Scientists; and Surgical Technicians.
Clinical Assistant means a clinical assistant that has been registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Clinical Assistant means an employee who directly assists MITs in medical imaging procedures, and performs ancillary duties that do not require registration under the HPCA.

Examples of Clinical Assistant in a sentence

  • In addition, she currently works in clinical practice at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Buffalo and as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.


More Definitions of Clinical Assistant

Clinical Assistant means a clinical assistant (full).
Clinical Assistant means a participant in a graduate medical or pharmacy program at a public or private postsecondary institution.
Clinical Assistant means an employee who directly assists MRTs in medical imaging procedures, and performs ancillary duties that do not require registration under the HPCA.
Clinical Assistant means those individuals eligible for privileges but not medical staff membership who provide a limited scope of activity that require them to be privileged. Individuals in this category are, but not limited to, registered nurse first assistants (RNFAs) and scrub techs.
Clinical Assistant means a participant in a graduate medical or
Clinical Assistant shall refer to an employee who is auxiliary to the nursing team, and is able to perform tasks in their position description relating to patient care and who works under the direction of a registered nurse.
Clinical Assistant means those individuals eligible for Privileges but not Medical Staff Membership or APP status who provide a limited scope of activity that require them to be privileged. Clinical Assistant categories are listed in the Organization and Functions Manual which is part of the Rules and Regulations.