PARA MEDICAL ASSISTANT I, II, III (PMA)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Experience Requirement: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below, and in the amounts shown below in the following table, or any equivalent combination of training and experience:

PMA I-III Specialized Experience: (Level I = 0 years, Level II = 1 year, Level III = 2 years) 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:

•The observation and reporting of a variety of physical and/or mental symptoms and condition; and/or

•Implementing care and/or treatment procedures.

Applicants for Para Medical Assistant II, III and IV must have had one (1) year of experience comparable in scope and difficulty to two levels below the level to which the applicant seeks appointment.

PMA-MH Entry Level: Knowledge of personal hygiene and bodily care.

PMA-MH Full Performance: In addition to the Entry Level Qualification Required, one (1) year of work experience which involved the performance of direct personal care activities and a variety of nursing support tasks in the care and/or treatment of patients/inmates.

Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of basic nursing skills (i.e., taking vital signs, measuring output, recognition of abnormal signs and symptoms, etc.); first aid; universal precautions; infection control; patient rights; basic medical and nursing terminology; and the ability to assist in and participate in the activities of the treatment team; and independently provide direct personal care services to mentally ill patients/inmates.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of some positions.

For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.

Agencies requesting selective certification must show the connection between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the duties of the position to be filled.

SUBSTITUTION ALLOWED:

• N/A