Job description

INTRODUCTION

A & Associates is a reputable staffing agency with a proven track record in screening and recruiting as well as job placement and career development. With more than ten (10) offices throughout the Unites States, A & Associates is a company that can be trusted to provide a diverse level of services with excellence, diligence and integrity. “Quality In Everything We Do” is far more than our mantra, it is our standard!!

Explore a career with A & Associates, one of the leading providers for temporary, temp-to-hire, permanent placement services and security guard services.

Job Description

Responsible for providing basic medical attention to patients and assessing their wellbeing as part of a larger medical team. Their duties include checking vital signs, recording a patient’s medical history and assisting patients with hygiene.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and managing patient care according to each patient’s needs

• Interviewing patients and recording their medical history

• Obtaining patient vital signs and escorting patients to their rooms

• Administering injections of medications

• Verifying that patient charts are updated promptly and accurately

• Observing and recording patients’ conditions and reactions to medications and treatments

• Helping patients bathe, get dressed, go to the bathroom, and eat

• Monitoring patients’ overall health during every visit

• Changing bandages, wound dressings, and catheters

• Setting up exercise programs for patients

• Verifying patients are taking the correct dosages of medication

• Update patient records in a confidential manner

• Evaluate the patient’s wellbeing, reporting any needs to medical staff

• Explain treatments and procedures to patients and families

• Change dressings and bandages, ensuring patients are healing properly

• Move patients from wheelchairs, beds and gurneys

Requirements

• Current Florida nursing license

• Strong communication skills

• Good time management and organization

• Problem-solving skills

• Ability to lift and move patients

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills

• Extensive knowledge of basic health care procedures

• Knowledge in measuring and administering medication

• Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time