Pnwmedical

Pnwmedical specializes in EMT/Medical assistant: Emergency care, geriatrics.

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1. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   Nope, my hired position is medical technician. However this is where things get different in my state. As licensed EMS provider, I may work under any unprotected job title, and my scope of practice is set by the facility I work for. They are simply r...

2. Special care nursery

   Pnwmedical posted a topic in NICU

   Hello, do you feel that working in a special care nursery as a new grad provides a solid foundation for moving into NICU? what type of skills are utilized by special care nursery nurses? I understand what patients are and aren't accepted but...

3. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   I start nursing school this fall 🙂 thank you 🙂 it is truly my passion and calling.

4. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   The Title is emergency medical technician, which is gained by studying emergency medical technology. If that makes sense, I've heard both EM technician and EM technologist used in the field.

5. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   I should add some of those are slightly different state by state. For example I studied for 2 years to become an EMT (above the minimum), and have a larger scope/responsibility. Job has ranged from assisting paramedics with critical care, to asses...

6. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   That makes complete sense! My bad!

7. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   I agree, I was blown away nothing had been done for them til I got there.

8. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   To restate I am clinical medical assistant and EMT. A lot of this works differently with my EMS designation in my state. If is fully within my scope to ask a CNA to do needed patient care, it's actually in my job description to ...

9. New medication technician concerned about facility

   Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

   In my initial post I listed everything you said! I have the aforementioned certifications and am working with the job title medication technician. This is in accordance with my state laws. the emergency comes in because my patient population i...

10. New medication technician concerned about facility

    Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

    Thank you, sincerely

11. New medication technician concerned about facility

    Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

    Right? Do you have any advice for talking to the nurse? I'm still new there and I don't wanna push it or come in basically say there staff is dangerous. It's all very nerve wracking, but these residents need better care so I'll just suck it up.

12. New medication technician concerned about facility

    Pnwmedical replied to Pnwmedical's topic in Geriatric

    It is supposed to be, however about half the residents are higher acuity then when I did skilled nursing.

13. New medication technician concerned about facility

    Pnwmedical posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello, I have a diploma in emergency medical technology, a diploma in clinical medical assisting, and a nursing assistant certificate. About a year of experience in prehospital care with an incredibly heavy volume of critical care. And 1 year o...