Clinic Assistant - Physical Therapy - Lennar Foundation Medical Center

Core Job Functions

• Assembles, completes, and processes patients’ charts, and keeps patient records accurately identified.
• Transcribes doctors’ orders, and checks charts for incomplete histories and operative summaries, bringing issues to the attention of the appropriate member of the healthcare team for correction.
• Orders unit supplies to maintain inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies.
• Aids in receiving, distributing, and sorting supplies brought to the unit.
• Obtains laboratory and x-ray reports and notifies doctors of results.
• Utilizes IDX RIS/PACS to track patient arrival times and advises front desk personnel of patient delays to maintain daily schedule.
• Greets patients upon arrival and verifies patient information.
• Directs patient to the dressing room and ensures the patient has changed into a gown and removed all metal items from their person.
• Documents all equipment issues and reports to appropriate managing staff.
• Assists in copying completed patient paperwork, delivering originals to front desk for scanning, and distributing copies to appropriate reading rooms.
• Receives telephone calls and responds to inquiries from visitors.
• Reports unusual incidents in a timely manner to appropriate supervisory personnel.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum 6 Months Of Relevant Experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail; Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines; Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion; Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary; Commitment to the University’s core values; Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

Department Addendum

• Assists the physical and occupational therapists with treatment procedures as directed.
• Communicates with departmental team, nursing and physician staff as needed and as directed by therapists.
• Participates in quality and safety improvement activities.
• Correctly sets up, prepares and administers modalities for patient treatment as directed and supervised by therapists.
• Correctly and courteously positions patients for treatment as directed by therapists.
• Follows designated instructions on safety procedures and precautions when assisting with patient treatment.
• Verbal reports significant information or changes in a patients’ condition to the appropriate therapist immediately.
• Maintains a safe and clean work area in the clinic.
• Maintains appropriate equipment logs (ie, temperature for hydrocollator, freezer, etc.).
• Maintains appropriate water levels in the hydrocollator daily.
• Stocks linen and prepares treatment areas between patients throughout the day.
• Cleans treatment tables, mats, exercise equipment, thermal modalities, etc. such that there is no accumulation of dust, dirt or debris.
• Punctual attendance for all scheduled shifts.
• Requests for time off are made one month in advance.
• Documents all equipment issues and reports to appropriate managing staff.
• Reports unusual incidents in a timely manner to appropriate supervisory personnel.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Pay

• The University of Miami offers competitive salaries.

Schedule

• This position is full-time.