Clinical Assistant - Specialty Services- Part Time

Pay Range

$25.00 - $26.86

About the Role

The Clinical Assistant provides care to infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and elderly in a rural ambulatory care clinic. Essential job responsibilities include rooming patients, performing clinical duties, maintaining lab and exam rooms, quality assurance activities, and demonstrating customer service skills. Additionally, Clinical Assistants perform administrative and data management tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for patient visits by reviewing charts for needed forms, follow-up labs or procedures.
• Obtains and records age-appropriate vital signs per department protocol.
• Obtains and confirms medical history and medications.
• Accurately collects and documents information in patient charts.
• Keeps patient records organized with all forms properly identified; copies and compiles other medical data as needed.
• Recognizes signs or symptoms requiring prompt intervention and acts appropriately.
• Transports patients within the facility, as needed.
• Demonstrates ability to manage patient care duties while maintaining clinic flow.
• Reports and records any changes in condition or behavior of patients, unusual incidents, or breaches in safety.
• Observes patients to ensure children, elderly, or impaired patients have someone in attendance.
• Sets up equipment and supplies for routine exams and minor procedures.
• Prepares patients for and assists with procedures, treatments, and minor office surgeries.
• Provides specimen collection and Point of Care Testing (POCT).
• Follows protocol for collecting, labeling, and transporting of specimens.
• Applies heat/cold packs, abdominal binders, anti-embolism stockings, obtains 12 lead EKG, peak flow, applies oxygen.
• Aids patients with ambulation or transfer; performs minor, non-invasive treatments.
• Sanitizes exam rooms between patients.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
• Ensures exam room supplies are organized and stocked.
• Maintains lab equipment and organizes lab supplies.
• Inventory, re-orders, and stocks medical supplies.
• Disposes of solid/liquid waste and infectious materials according to infection control standards.
• Conducts daily/weekly/monthly QA checks on equipment and maintains logs.
• Demonstrates correct utilization of computer-based health information systems and electronic health record systems.
• Notifies provider of any repairs/safety concerns that need attention.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED – required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 45 days of hire – required.
• Clinical Competency completed within 3 months and every 3 years – required.
• National Medical Assistant Certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience.
• Health care experience, education or training.
• Knowledge of Clinic procedures for receiving and following through on a patient visit and any related clinic treatments, procedures.
• Age-appropriate vital signs and behaviors.
• HIPAA and SEARHC Policies.

Skills

• Communication and use of customer service skills.
• Computer application skills sufficient to utilize medical databases in a competent manner.
• Ability to operate medical equipment including blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, EKG machine, etc.
• Ability to learn and use various EMR systems and accurately record patient data.
• Communicate and interact with all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Recognize and respond appropriately in emergency situations.

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Pay

Part-Time, 32 Hours/Week with Benefits
$25.41-$41.63 depending on experience/certification.

Schedule

Part-Time, 32 Hours/Week with Benefits