What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Medical Technician position at Rehabilitation Medical Group?
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.
- Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, and other health practitioners running smoothly.
- Instruct patients about medications prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician; authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy.
- Prepares exam rooms for patient visits; measures vital signs, data collection and appropriately documents information.
- Research, respond to, document and see to appropriate conclusion all clinical tasking
- Document current medications and prescriptions that need to be renewed.
- Instructs patient how to prepare for the physician (assisting as necessary).
- Anticipates / sets up special equipment and / or supplies needed for the visit.
- Alerts the physician when patient is ready and communicates pertinent clinical information.
- Assists patient through check-out process when visit is complete.
- Cleans and prepares room for next patient.
- Responds to needs to expedite visits and keep on schedule.
- Ensures cardiac clearances and medical clearances are sent and received back in time for ASC procedures, contacts, explains and documents anticoagulation discontinuation.
- Checks and clears fax boxes in accordance with the workflow.
- Assists the physician with patient care during the visit.
- Adheres to hand hygiene and standard precaution guidelines.
- Provides care appropriate to age group of patients in practice setting and documents data per practice protocols age-appropriate vital signs measurements.
- Perform other duties as required.
EDUCATION :
Behaviors
Preferred
Motivations
Preferred
