Health Care Assistant Watford
Job description
Blood pressure monitoring: to include recording blood pressure, giving advice and appropriate literature, liaising with GP with regard to results and treatment plan, use of 24 hour BP machine, programming, application and printing results for assessment by GP. Urinalysis: either as part of routine screening or to detect /treat illness or abnormalities. Phlebotomy: taking bloods and submitting to pathology laboratory; recording on computer. Wound care: assessment / treatment and follow up of a range of wounds such as minor burns, post-operative, minor trauma to include removal of sutures/surgical clips, with appropriate training and liaising with other appropriate health care professionals as required. Vaccinations: Administration of Flu and pneumovax vaccination with appropriate training and recording information on computer. Well persons screening / health promotion as required under practice protocol and recording on computer. ECG recording: undertaking ECGs, ensuring GP has commented on outcomes and record on computer. Emergency Care Minor surgery: assisting GPs in minor surgery as required; setting up and clearing pre and post-surgery; recording equipment used. Child protection and vulnerable adult protection; to be aware of PCT and practice protocols and refer any concerns to relevant GP. Infection control: to be responsible for own infection control procedures and collectively with the practice nursing team for the standards as in the practice protocol.
