Position Summary: Under the direction of a licensed or registered nurse provides basic health and lifestyle assistance to assigned patients within their residences and within a given service area by performing the following duties personally. Responsible for ensuring that all critical tasks are fulfilled on a timely basis.
Critical Tasks:
Maintains exclusive focus upon patients, the quality of their care, their individual needs and their medical outcomes without significant distraction by administrative and non-patient contact activities.
Complies fully with all patient medical records and information privacy regulations, state and federal.
Takes all steps necessary to fully ensure patient/resident and medical data confidentiality and security by all clinic staff.
Ensures that patients and residents are comfortable and well cared for according to state and federal regulations as directed by supervising nurse.
Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients and residents.
Properly and safely handles and disposes of medical equipment including biohazardous materials.
Schedules some medical appointments, arranges for medical transportation, and delivers medications with 100% accuracy as prescribed, all under the direction of supervising nurse.
Fully complies with enterprise policies regarding all procedures and collection of specimens for laboratory analysis.
Provides diet education and guidance regarding self-care subjects to patients.
Properly and accurately documents all patient data and services provided on a very timely basis.
May provide limited personal services such as making beds, feeding patients, and ensuring residence environmental safety.
Observes, collects and records a variety of routine patient data.
Remains compliant with all enterprise medical care protocols.
Reports observations to supervisor and other appropriate staff members as appropriate while taking all steps to ensure proper service to patients.
Performs all duties only within competency. Does not perform services requiring licensure or certification.
Participates in health awareness and wellness activities within the assigned service area.
Demonstrates ability to regularly change priorities to accomplish all tasks despite frequent interruptions.
Demonstrates ability to clearly communicate, both orally and in writing, while performing all essential functions.
Performs other special projects and duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: