- Assess patients' vital signs and medical conditions.
- Perform basic medical procedures such as administering medications, starting IVs, and drawing blood
- Monitor patients' conditions and respond to changes.
- Assist doctors and nurses with more complex procedures.
- Document patient care accurately and efficiently.
- Operate medical equipment and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Transport patients to and from the hospital or other medical facilities.
- Provide basic life support and emergency care in ambulances and other pre-hospital settings.
- Work as part of a team to respond to emergencies and disasters.
- Ensures that patient locator board is current and includes identification of Core Measure patients.
- Maintains accurate patient Admission/Discharge/Transfer book.
- Reviews all EMR's (Electronic Medical Records) for any orders that require initiation and notifies the nurse in a timely manner.
- Initiates, assembles and maintains the hard copy patient charts.
- Answers telephones and directs calls to appropriate staff and departments.
- Provides information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information.
- Receives and routes messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Transmits correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Maintains appropriate level of office supplies and nourishments, including routine upkeep of the nurse's station and break rooms.
- Ensure that the PCP (Primary Care Physician) of all discharged CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) patients is notified regarding the patient's follow-up appointment date.
- Uses hospital resources responsibly; looks for effective alternatives for purchases.
- Enters nurse/patient assignments in call light system.
- May also be responsible for reviewing patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information.
- Change bed linens or make beds, assist with cleaning of incontinent patients and assessing skin integrity.
- Clean and sanitize patient cables, strip beds and place in blue bags, clean drawers no supplies, no linen in drawers.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff. Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Uses clear, concise, professional communication with coworkers, patients, all customers internal and external
- Uses AIDET in interactions with patients and family members. Utilizes white boards for patient communication
- Collaborates across disciplines to assist in coordination of patient care, including but not limited to patient transfer, discharge, referrals, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Acts with a sense of urgency when performing tasks.
- Basic unit/department maintenance such as keeping files, drawers, cabinets free from unnecessary clutter. Reports on any equipment and or environmental issues for repair
- Abides by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations.
- Utilizes SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) when communicating with oncoming shift, physician communication and giving report to ancillary or other nursing services.
- Speaks up to stop the line and escalates potential safety events if necessary.
- Completes and attends monthly training assigned.
- May float to other areas of the hospital as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- At least one (1) year of experience working in the healthcare setting preferred.
- Adaptable to changing work schedules and patient needs.
- Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, strong organizational skills, ability to follow verbal instructions, and PC (computer) skills.
- A capacity to learn, synthesize, make critical judgments, work independently, place patients and families first, and collaborate with the team members who are recognized leaders within health care.
- CA EMT (Emergency Medical Services) certification meeting requirements for the state of employment, or sufficient equivalent experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from American Heart Association (AHA) required.
- Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or equivalent required (AB508 and SB1299)
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Description
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Essential Functions:
