Under the direct supervision of licensed nurses, the Emergency Room Attendant performs various duties to assist in the care of patients in accordance with established policies and procedures. These duties include, but are not limited to, obtaining EKG's, venipuncture, ambulation assistance, toilet assistance, feeding, measuring vital signs and blood glucose, and transporting.
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions
1. Perform basic patient care with minimal supervision and within established policies on all age groups
2. Accurately check and record vital signs, reports any abnormalities to licensed staff
3. Performs venipuncture and collects other specimens per policy
4. Promptly answer call lights and provide necessary assistance in a timely manner
5. Report patient changes, problems, complaints or requests to appropriate personnel
6. Assist in the maintenance of equipment and stocking of supplies
7. Aware of departmental throughput goals and actively participates in meeting these goals
8. Accurately follows direction of licensed staff with minimal guidance needed
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience RequiredEducation/Licensure: Must have high school diploma or GED. Experience: No previous experience required, but preferred. Additional Skills/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period. Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
Star Dental Partners assists dental practices with non-clinical challenges and provides industry proven business support services. Our affiliated dentists live a higher quality lifestyle with more time focused on patients and less on administrative burden.
Our mission is to improve the lives of our dentists, staff and patients by providing leading non-clinical business support services in a collaborative environment. As part of our commitment, we help our affiliated dentists to collectively achieve attractive business economies of scale resulting in improved efficiency and profitability while lowering operational risks.
Specifically, our experienced team can assist dentists in helping to manage non-clinical staffing and human resources, finance and payroll administration, marketing, payor relations, supplies and capital equipment procurement, and information systems. With experience and dedicated support from professional management, dental offices are free to focus their attention on providing patient care.
Star Dental Partners offers practice owners an alternative to the traditional practice transition model. Our affiliation program offers practice owners the opportunity to partner with a highly collaborative and experienced team leading a growing Dental Support Organization.
