Job Description

Job Summary:

• Under direct supervision of a licensed Nurse or other professional medical staff in a health care setting, performs a variety of clerical and health-related duties associated with patient care; performs related work.
• Checks vital signs, weighs and measures patients, obtains specimens and records findings on patient's chart.
• Instructs patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemoccult.
• Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required form(s).
• Picks-up lab results.
• Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis.
• Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures.
• Performs simple first aid such as dressing changes, bandaging and cleansing of wounds, irrigation and cleansing of ears.
• Prepares patient for examination and assists medical provider during examination by providing necessary supplies/equipment.
• Prepares examining room for examination including cleaning and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
• Informs patients on proper preparation for various medical testing.
• Conducts interview of client to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history.
• Maintains, completes, processes and files patients' charts, appropriate forms and documents.
• Reports observations of patient to medical staff caring for patient to ensure professional assessment.
• Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and makes appropriate referrals.
• Participates in informing patients and their families of health care services and achieving healthful, safe living.
• Maintains inventory of the unit's equipment stock and supplies.
• Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Directs and escorts patients to other hospital departments and/or facilities, as needed.
• Coordinates efforts of various clinic and facility departments in scheduling and rebooking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into hospital data systems.
• Obtains blood specimens for laboratory testing by performing venipuncture and/or fingerstick testing.
• Operates electrocardiograph equipment to record electrical wave tracing of the electrical currents of the heart muscle.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Two (2) years of Med/Surg experience required.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED
• Phlebotomy Training which includes hand-on practical application. (ONLINE ONLY programs are not valid)
• EKG/ECG Training Program which includes hands-on practical application. (ONLINE ONLY programs are not valid)
• AHA BLS. - required

• EKG/ECG - required

• Phlebotomy - required

Shift:

• 3:00 PM-11:30 PM
• 37.50 / week
• 5 days a week

Department:

• BEL01 15W MED/SURG

ATD Technology, LLC is a certified minority woman owned business that creates opportunities to match qualified individuals with client programs while meeting all parties' financial and technical goals. ATD is a full service provider with offerings in Contract, Permanent and Temp-to-Perm staffing solutions. We serve Fortune 1000, mid cap and small cap companies in the Commercial, Public and Government sectors.

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