What are the responsibilities and job description for the 000220 - Medical Assistants - Medical Assistant position at Panoramic Health?
Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for providing a supportive role to medical professionals to administer patient care. Duties include taking a patient’s vital signs, including heart rate or blood pressure, assisting Physicians and Nurses throughout examinations by recording a patient’s health information and administering vaccinations or taking blood samples as instructed by Physicians or Nurses.
Responsibilities Include
Responsibilities Include
- Providing care for patients as the first point of contact.
- Taking and monitoring patient vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and temperature.
- Providing comfort to patients through care, including keeping them warm, bathing, and dressing.
- Changing bandages, inserting catheters, and giving injections.
- Preparing patients for treatment and surgery.
- Drawing blood.
- Discussing health care concerns and issues.
- Reporting vital signs and condition updates to doctors and registered nurses.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.
- Licensed Vocational Nurse certification.
- Completed an accredited training program of at least 1 year.
- Passed a National Council Licensure Examination.
- Possess the proper licenses to work legally in a particular state.
- Experience working in different clinical settings and handling many different types of medical needs.
- Experience in helping patients, managing co-workers, relaying information to physicians and patients and performing various tasks as needed.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- An understanding of confidentiality issues.