Health Care Assistant

Position Summary
The HCA’s primary function is to prepare patients for their office visit by obtaining and documenting vital signs and medical history and to provide assistance and support to the professional health care provider and/or nursing staff. This position works within the healthcare team and is responsible for acting on tasks delegated including medication administration, procedure set-up, assistance and follow-through, administration of ordered treatments.

Job duties:


+ Greets patients in order to determine needs; registers and directs patients to the correct appointment areas.

+ Records chief complaint, takes vital signs and health information, and performs routine tests and procedures including, vaccines, venipuncture, blood pressures, pulse rates, respirations, weights and heights.

+ Assists health care providers during examinations, treatments, and minor surgery.

+ Orders and schedules lab tests, retrieves and distributes ...