Job Functions (Duties/Responsibilities):

1. Set up for and provide direct assistance to health care providers with medical examinations and procedures including: colposcopy, IUDs, implantable birth control and other minor surgery.
2. Perform simple specimen collection (e.g., blood sugar monitoring) and more extensive specimen collection including: blood draws, sputum sample collection, urine sample collection.
3. Perform hearing and vision screens and developmental testing. Obtain patient information and medical history including: current medications, allergies, chief complaint, immunization schedule and pharmacy.
4. Perform basic patient care activities including: place patients in rooms, take and chart vital signs.
5. Report deviations from normal, response to treatment, and changes in behavior.
6. Assist in emergencies.
7. Under the direction of a registered nurse, provide patient education from standardized teaching plans (i.e. teach crutch walking and inhaler use).
8. Perform clerical duties involved in registering and scheduling patients, transcribing orders, maintaining telephone communication, and maintaining specific unit documents.