Nurse extern vs patient care technician

Differences between nurse extern and patient care technician duties and responsibilities

Nurse extern example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, obtain vital signs and assessments, and perform 12 lead EKG's.
• Perform initial assessments on patients in outpatient oncology clinic; recording vital signs, significant medical history and chief complaints.
• Shadow to adult medical-surgical nurse staff- head-to-toe assessment, assist with medication administration, computer charting with co-signor, and telemetry monitoring
• Obtain ACLS, to ensure patients receive the best quality of care.
• Obtain ACLS certification and then float to all critical care areas as needed.
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Patient care technician example responsibilities.

• Manage care and prepare medical records, transcription and supply orders.
• Manage daily care of high acuity patients with neurological trauma/disorders and post-surgery.
• Qualify to perform patient care responsibilities on catheter patients.
• Transport patients using wheelchairs and stretchers and assist patients to ambulate safely.
• Assist with transferring patients in and out of wheelchairs, recliners, and stretchers.
• Apply protective restraints safely and appropriately, assist in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients as needed.
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