Established, enthusiastic, alert, and accomplished team player able to function independently in a fast-paced, high-volume setting. Well versed in HIPAA laws/regulations. Quick and up to date in the utilization of health information systems designed to capture, store, manage, or transmit information related to the health of individuals or the activities of organizations that work within the health or claims. Performance-focused Medical Support offering broad-based experience in medical administration and patient care management. Talented at building and cultivating professional relationships, coordinating appointments and performing wide range of treatment procedures. Well-defined communication, technical and analytical aptitudes.
Assist veteran with daily living needs bathing, dressing, toileting, etc.
· Assist with serving meals, feeding dependent veterans, diets and snacks as ordered by provider
· Use fall prevention techniques when transferring veterans.
· Answering call buttons and alerting nurses to emergencies
· Complete rounds to assist veterans needs such as comfort, repositioning, reporting pain, addressing concerns, getting out of bed or putting back in bed
· Documents all nursing care in CPRS per unit requirements.
· Providing patient centered care for veterans
· Ambulating veterans including the use of assistive devices; turning and positioning patients/residents that are in the bed to help prevent skin breakdowns; skin inspections of all areas prone to skin breakdown.
· Providing patients' personal hygiene by assisting with bathing/showering, shampooing, shaving, dressing and toileting
· Utilizing safe patient handling equipment for proper repositioning and/or transferring of the veterans
· Participating in safety huddle and bedside rounds
· Taking/documenting vital signs, blood sugar checks, weights, Intake and Output and reporting abnormal values immediately to covering nurse
· Assisting patients with meals by feeding them
· Monitoring vital signs and reporting any worrying symptoms to the RN
· Providing and cleaning bedpans.
· Assisting patients in maintaining hygiene
· Observing and recording patient progress
· Assisting patients with bathing, dressing, grooming, or using the restroom
· Monitoring vital signs, such as blood pressure and heart rate
· Serving meals and assisting patients with eating
· Turning or repositioning patients who may be confined to bed
· Monitoring patient needs and reporting any issues to other healthcare personnel
· Helping patients with their daily needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, and toileting
· Ensuring patient comfort by changing bedding, filling water jugs, and positioning items so they are in reach
· Helping patients move from a bed to a chair or wheelchair and back
· Assisting with lifting patients from their bed to examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
· Measuring and recording food and liquid consumption
· Accompanying patients to off-site doctor appointments
· Stocking or issuing medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays
· Measuring vital signs, including blood pressure, oxygen level, and temperature
· Explaining medical procedures and tests to patients and their families
· Dispensing medication as prescribed
· Changing dressings and bandages
· Setting up equipment such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (X-ray) equipment, or IVs
· Assisting in minor medical procedures
· Verifying doctor’s orders through CPRS