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Certified Nursing Assistants

Job Duties Clean and bathe patients or residents Help patients use the toilet and dress Turn, reposition, and transfer patients between beds and wheelchairs Listen to and record patients’ health concerns and report that information to nurses Measure patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature Serve meals and help patients eat

Clinical Medical Assistants

Job Duties Record patient history and personal information Measure vital signs, such as blood pressure Help the physician with patient examinations Give patients injections or medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law Schedule patient appointments Prepare blood samples for laboratory tests Enter patient information into medical records

Medical Office Support

Job Duties Review patients’ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data Organize and maintain data for clinical databases and registries Track patient outcomes for quality assessment Use classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis Electronically record data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting Maintain confidentiality of patients’ records