Care New England Health System
Providence, RI
Job Summary:
The Patient Services Assistant performs nursing, phlebotomy and patient care tasks under the general supervision of a professional nurse. Collects and processes blood and other laboratory specimens, performs EKG tracings, and maintains related records. Communicates and collaborates with other health care team members while attending to personal needs, safety, and comfort of patients. Performs a variety of other duties to assist staff, such as transporting patients and maintaining equipment and supplies.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Demonstrates competency in performing clinical care and assessing appropriate behavior of newborns and adults. Provides personal care assistance to infants and adults consistent with the specific standards of care; provides basic teaching to adult patients, including bathing, dressing, and feeding of infants; assists with technical procedures; Obtains blood specimens on adults by performing venipunctures and skin punctures on...