STUDENT MEDICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Assists professional health care staff. May be required to:

• Provide non-professional nursing care including assisting in emergency clinic, changing dressings, preparing treatments, or attending an ambulance
• Provide aid in laboratory facility including slide preparation and microscopic examination of specimens
• Assist nursing staff with patient care and clinical duties including fitting crutches, cleaning teeth, and taking x-rays
• Perform light cleaning, disinfection, and preparation of examining rooms and patient care areas
• Maintain supplies and stocking of equipment in examining rooms and offices
• Wash, sterilize, and prepare equipment for procedures
• Transport patients via wheelchair or stretcher
• Complete paperwork, filing, data entry and other clerical duties
• Provide directions and assist in patient flow
• Assist in health education sessions; give vouchers at end of sessions
• Transport laboratory specimens
• Handle and remove infectious waste using Infection Control Procedures
• Participate in training sessions and staff meetings
• Assist in the training of other student workers
• Perform miscellaneous duties as required

Requirements:

• Previous emergency medical training, first aid, or Health Service Medical Tech experience
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Patient service and communication skills (verbal and written)
• May need to work evenings, nights, and weekends