Hospital clinic assistant vs medical specialist

Differences between hospital clinic assistant and medical specialist duties and responsibilities

Hospital clinic assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage medical/isolation stalls and surgery treatment facility and assist in post surgery care.
• Interview perspective patients in order to ascertain medical history, explaining treatment procedures and prepare patients for examination.
• Trail staff in HIPAA security and audit processes.
• Encourage patients to become more independent by using recommend therapeutic devices.
• Provide project leadership for facility implementations of clinical EMR to ensure accuracy of data abstraction for quality core measures.
• Chart reviews and updates, transcription of clinical data into electronic charts for documentation and determination of medical necessity.

Medical specialist example responsibilities.

• Administer first aid, medication, emergency medical treatment, CPR, triage, and evacuation procedures.
• Provide tactical medical instruction and services in emergency medical care of patients in austere and complex, out-of-hospital environments.
• Provide mass casualty triage support, including administering emergency treatment, stabilizing patients, and routing them to appropriate medical facilities.
• Provide wound care, sutures, injections, and CPR as needed.
• Take vitals, = collecting co-pays, appt scheduling, radiology scheduling, triage, etc.
• Operate equipment such as: electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advance life-support environments.
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