West Chester, PA30+ days ago
p>Environmental / Safety Accountabilities: • Adheres to universal body fluids precautions and infection control policies • Disposes of infectious waste properly • Promotes infection control by using appropriate hand washing techniques • Ensures that the patient care areas are kept neat, orderly, well stocked and properly prepared • Cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes instruments and equipment according to protocols and checks that the instruments and equipment are in proper working order • Notifies Supervisor of malfunctions • Sets up equipment and instruments as per practice protocol • Cleans and restocks equipment as needed • Authorized to access secured area to obtain items such as intravenous solutions and medication preparation supplies for the purpose of stocking and maintaining pars in the medication carts • Retrieves supplies and medications/blood products from tube system • Secures stock items in appropriate location • Delivers patient specific medications/blood products to the assigned nurse or provider • Maintain temperature log for refrigerator or room temperature as needed • Maintains a safe environment and protects the patient from injury by observing the patient who may be at risk for falls, confusion, disorientation, or wandering behaviors • Clinical Care Associates (CCA) MAs - if applicable as per regulatory guidelines: Maintains medication storage closet inventory and security; checks expiration dates; removes outdated items • Performs daily code/crash cart checks as assigned. • Observes patient condition and communicates any abnormal data or changes to provider • Assists patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, undressing, preparing for the exam, remains in exam room when necessary/requested • Specimen management: obtain specimens for testing if applicable (including performing phlebotomy and anterior nares nasal swab collections), performs laboratory and screening tests, records results in EMR and reconciles with logs where appropriate, documents and reports findings to providers, performs all quality controls as per Point of Care Testing guidelines, prepares specimens for transport as necessary • Performs EKGs and other outpatient screening tests as per MD order and after properly preparing the patient; accurately documents results in EMR • Assists with minor surgical procedures by handing instruments, maintaining sterile field, positioning of patient and other duties within scope of responsibility • Functions as a witness for procedural consents if required • Responds appropriately to emergency/code situations • Demonstrates competence in the observation, treatment, and care of the specific patients served in that practice, whose ages may range from neonate to geriatric.