Emergency room clerk vs outdoor emergency care technician

Differences between emergency room clerk and outdoor emergency care technician duties and responsibilities

Emergency room clerk example responsibilities.

• Identify managed care requirements and respond to billing inquiries while adhering to HIPPA guidelines.
• Interview patients to obtain biographic, demographic, and financial data for registration purposes and enter information into hospital computer system.
• Train in CPR and negotiating in escalade situations.
• Process insurance information and medical records, using epic.
• Chart organization; labs, transcription, doctor's orders.
• Ensure HIPPA compliance for email, fax, and upload patient documentation.
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Outdoor emergency care technician example responsibilities.

• Perform CPR and EKG'S.
• Perform high-quality CPR during cardiac arrest, provide postmortem care when need.
• Maintain proper documentation for both incoming and hospitalize patients.
• Initiate admitting procedures for all patients needing admission to hospital.
• Obtain certifications in splinting, phlebotomy, sterile catheterization and EKG interpretation.
• Advance nursing assistant with responsibilities including intravenous line placement/phlebotomy, EKG interpretation, etc.
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