Requirements and Responsibilities:
- Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.
- Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition.
- Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.
- Provides routine care for patients.
- Observes patients’ health.
- Reviews medical charts.
- Accompanies patients to their rooms.
- Assists physicians and registered nurses.
- Communicates with patients and their families.
- Performs standard diagnostic procedures including EKG, phlebotomy, venipuncture, PFT, and Doppler.
- Prepares specimens for lab courier.
- Administers medications.
- Provides wound care.
- Prepares and administers injections and/or enemas.
- Assists with patient comfort.
- Monitors catheters.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Medical specialties:
- Home Health
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Physical setting:
- Acute care
- Long term care
- Nursing home
- Rehabilitation center
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- LPN (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Niagara Falls, NY 14303 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person