Assistant Office Manager resume example

Answer patient call signal, signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine patient's needs.

Apply clean dressing, slings, stockings, or support bandage under direction of nurse or physician.

Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

Change bed linens and/or make beds.

Clean and sanitize patient room, bathrooms, examination room, or other patient areas.

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings and need for assistance or social and emotional support.

Document and otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

Prepare or serve food trays.

Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap or toilet paper.

Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.

Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or movable beds.

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.