Responsible for performing the traditional duties of a veterinary technician which may include animal
restraint, wound
care, administration of treatments, preparing animals for surgery, assisting veterinarians with procedures and surgery, assisting with euthanasia, preparing medical instruments, entering information into medical records, working under the direction of a veterinarian, and maintaining the
facility in a clean and orderly manner and
in compliance with all state and federal laws.
PARK RIDGE LIVING CENTER, Stamford, CT (Oct 2012 — Present) Home
Care Coordinator • Assess patients» care needs by delving into their medical histories • Create and implement in - home care plans to ensure patient safety and medical wellbeing • Arrange for needed services, supplies and appliances to help patients with their daily care regimens • Review home care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
Care Coordinator • Assess patients»
care needs by delving into their medical histories • Create and implement in - home care plans to ensure patient safety and medical wellbeing • Arrange for needed services, supplies and appliances to help patients with their daily care regimens • Review home care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care needs by delving into their medical histories • Create and implement
in - home
care plans to ensure patient safety and medical wellbeing • Arrange for needed services, supplies and appliances to help patients with their daily care regimens • Review home care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care plans to ensure patient safety and medical wellbeing • Arrange for needed services, supplies and appliances to help patients with their daily
care regimens • Review home care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care regimens • Review home
care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care policies and procedures with families, physicians, agency
care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care providers and insurance providers • Contact physicians and insurance companies to obtain authorizations for services • Determine need for appropriate precautions, including isolation, reverse isolation and
restraints • Implement admitting orders and evaluate criteria for patient status • Provide direction and support to administrative officers to ensure efficient patient access flow • Work with discharge planning teams to refer patients needing additional resources • Collect and maintain patient history and statistical data of all referred patients • Coordinate
facility admissions and discharge duties • Collaborate with
facility care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
care coordinators and social workers to find solutions for challenging patients requiring constant home
carecare
Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or bandaging a wound, assess a patient's condition and determine a course of treatment, follow guidelines learned
in training or received from physicians who oversee their work, use backboards and
restraints to keep patients still and safe
in an ambulance during transport, help transfer patients to the emergency department of a healthcare
facility and report their observations and treatment to the staff, create a patient
care report, document the medical
care given to the patient, replace used supplies and check or clean equipment after use.