Phlebotomy externship vs medical assistant

Differences between phlebotomy externship and medical assistant duties and responsibilities

Phlebotomy externship example responsibilities.

• Provide mobile phlebotomy services to home-bound clients and clients in convalescent facilities, manage and plan efficient daily routes
• Utilize patient identification procedures and specimen labeling skills in the presence of patients to ensure proper specimen requisition.
• Assist with ER rounds and specimen centrifugation.
• Adhere to all HIPAA guidelines to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Practice standard precautions, and follow all HIPPA and OSHA regulations.
• Prepare patient rooms, syringes and correct pallet dosage for surgical procedures.
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Medical assistant example responsibilities.

• Create and maintain confidential patient files; implement EHR systems to automate patient records management for the purposes of meaningful use.
• Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
• Participate in emergency surgical intervention in obstetrics and gynecology patients.
• Demonstrate proficiency in taking patient history and vitals, venipuncture, injections, urinalysis and preparing examination trays.
• Attend to new out patients in gynecology clinic, make clinical diagnosis and follow up.
• Provide RMA support to physician, and patients, including but not limit to vitals and patient history.
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