2006 COBS

Medical / Healthcare

RN
LPN
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Medical Assistant (MA)
Physical Therapist (PT)
Social Worker
Pharmacist NEW
Pharmacy Technician NEW
Phlebotomist NEW
MRI Technologist NEW
CT Technologist NEW
Medical Records Transcriber
Medical Records Coders
Medical Records Clerk
Medical Office Assistant NEW
Claims Processor NEW

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RN
Core Functions: Assists physicians during surgeries, treatments, and examinations. Administers medications. Assists in convalescence and rehabilitation. Develops and manages nursing care plans and instructs patients and their families in proper care. Maintains medical records. May act as team leader, or as Charge Nurse, when necessary.

Requirements: 1+ year of nursing experience, Nursing degree and RN license required. Must be able to maintain current licenses, which may involve continuing education.

LPN
Core Functions: Performs a wide variety of patient care activities in selected and assigned nursing situations, such as acute care facilities, nursing homes, and clinics. Provides basic bedside care and takes vital signs. Prepares and gives injections and enemas, monitors catheters, applies dressings, treats bedsores, and gives alcohol rubs and massages. Monitors patients and reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments. Collects samples for testing, performs routine laboratory tests, feeds patients, and records food and fluid intake and output. May administer prescribed medicines or start intravenous fluids. May help deliver, care for, and feed infants.

Requirements: 2+ years of health care experience required. Must pass State board examination and be licensed.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Core Functions: Performs a wide variety of custodial care activities, working with patients or residents of various facilities, including nursing homes, clinics, and hospitals. Helps patients with their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, eating, trips to the rest room, hair care and brushing teeth. Assists with patient charting and organizing legal documentation. May perform additional administrative work.

Requirements: Entry level position, typically requiring a High School diploma or equivalent. Medical Assistant certification preferred.

Medical Assistant (MA)
Core Functions: Oversees patient flow and organization of work area. Performs administrative and clinical tasks, such as answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, completing insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. Acts as a liaison between patients and physician. Provides patient education.

Requirements: Medical Assistant certification preferred.

Physical Therapist (PT)
Core Functions: Provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Works with accident victims and individuals with disabling conditions such as low-back pain, arthritis, heart disease, fractures, head injuries, and cerebral palsy. Assists patients with proper exercise and utilizes electrical stimulation, hot packs, cold compresses, and ultrasound to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited Physical Therapist Educational Program and State license required. Master's degree preferred.

Social Worker
Core Functions: Provides social services in health-related settings. Helps patients’ function in their environment, manage relationships, and solve personal and family problems. May assist with research or policy development. May assist clients who face a life-threatening disease or a social problem such as inadequate housing, unemployment, serious illness, disability, or substance abuse. Often specialized in specific client practice.

Requirements: Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) and State license required.

Pharmacist NEW
Core Functions: Compounds and dispenses drugs according to prescriptions issued by authorized medical care providers in hospital pharmacy or retail establishment. Interviews patients regarding past medication history and allergies. Provides patients with instructions and counseling regarding medication. Provides information and consultation to medical staff. Supervises work of pharmacy technicians.

Requirements: Typically requires 3+ year of experience. Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited school and State license required.

Pharmacy Technician NEW
Core Functions: Assists Pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medication in hospital pharmacy or retail establishment. Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and types labels for bottles. Receives and stores incoming supplies. Counts stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records. Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to customer or hospital patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.

Requirements: 6+ months previous experience preferred. Current Pharmacy Technician license required.

Phlebotomist NEW
Core Functions: Performs phlebotomy functions and non-technical duties in areas including he hospital laboratory, outpatient, and off-site services. Performs phlebotomy (venipuncture, fingerstick, heelstick and bleeding time) according to established procedure. Identifies patients and properly labels specimen tubes. Determines priority of STAT draws. Ensures timely transport of all patient specimens to lab for testing.

Requirements: Typically an entry level position requiring little to no experience. Certified or eligible for certification with National Phlebotomy Association preferred.

MRI Technologist NEW
Core Functions: Operates Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment to produce cross-sectional images (photographs) of patient's body for diagnostic purposes. Enters data into computer such as patient history, anatomical area to be scanned, orientation specified, and position of entry into aperture of MRI equipment.

Requirements: 6+ months of related experience preferred. Current certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology, Radiologic Technologist license, and CPR card required.

CT Technologist NEW
Core Functions: Performs computerized tomographic procedures. Performs CAT scans, radiographic procedures at a technical level, including a variety of technical procedures, which require independent judgment for CAT scanning diagnosis.

Requirements: 6+ months of related experience preferred. Current certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology, Radiologic Technologist license, and CPR card required.

Medical Records Transcriber
Core Functions: Transcribes recorded dictation for physicians, including dictation relating to office visits, surgery, x-ray reports, consultations, and patient history. Organizes and evaluates medical records for completeness and accuracy.

Requirements: Typically requires knowledge of medical terminology and records methods. Associate's degree required.

Medical Records Coders
Core Functions: Assigns a code to each diagnosis and procedure. Consults classification manuals. Uses computer software to assign the patient to one of several hundred diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).

Requirements: Knowledge of DRG and other coding systems required.

Medical Records Clerk
Core Functions: Maintains order of patient charts. Files all correspondence, lab, and x-ray reports as well as dictated notes into patient charts. Photocopies patient records. Researches location of charts and may provide back-up on phones.

Requirements: Entry level position, typically requiring a High School diploma or equivalent. Previous general clerical experience preferred.

Medical Office Assistant NEW
Core Functions: Provides support with the daily activities of a medical office including registration and patient referrals. Organizes and maintains a filing system for patient charts, including generating chart numbers, filing, and pulling charts. Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel. Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler. Conducts reminder calls to all patients.

Requirements: Typically an entry level position. Previous receptionist or administrative assistant experience preferred.

Claims Processor NEW
Core Functions: Processes and reviews claims for complete information and inputs data into claims processing system. Reviews contracts for appropriate insurance coverage and interprets plan benefits for customers. Processes claims within authorization requirements and refers claims above authorization to senior level staff or supervisor.

Requirements: 6+ months of claims or data entry experience preferred. High school diploma or equivalent required.

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