Patient Care Asst/Patient Care Asst
Job Description
2 years of direct patient care experience.
Obtains and documents:
- Vital signs (without the use of continuous physiologic monitors) and notifies professional of abnormal findings as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records.
- Physiologic values using continuous physiologic monitors; responds appropriately to alarms and notifies professional of abnormal values as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records.
- Body measurements and intake and output and notifies the RN of abnormal finding as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records.
Job Requirements
| Skills: | • Knowledge of general office tasks, confidentiality, filing, medical terminology, CPT coding and managed care referral and of nursing care. • Ability to perform tasks for numerous patients, communicate effectively with the team, utilize monitoring equipment and basic patient care equipment, computer terminal and telecommunications equipment. • BLS required • Emergency Department | ||