Outdoor emergency care technician vs patient care technician

Differences between outdoor emergency care technician and patient care technician duties and responsibilities

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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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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