Clinical Practice Assistant- Infectious Disease Clinic, 40 hours, Days

About the role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Performs both administrative and clinical functions to support smooth and efficient practice operations, while contributing to BIDMC's promise of providing extraordinary care.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical assisting duties which may include, but are not limited to, vital signs, height and weight, EKGs, performing phlebotomy and assisting during routine procedures.
• Maintains medical equipment and supplies, ensuring they are clean, sterilized, stocked and within expiration dates.
• Enters/scribes orders for tests, services or appointments in OMR.
• Schedules related diagnostic and lab tests making every reasonable effort to accommodate patient and provider needs.
• Verifies patient insurance, including prior authorizations, referrals, and pre-certifications.
• Prepares schedules, patient charts and other documents as needed for clinical activities, in accordance with Medical Center standards.
• Uses the electronic medical record system (OMR) to queue prescription renewals for review by a licensed provider.
• Monitors patients and visitors entering, waiting, and leaving the practice. Facilitates timely flow and informs patients and providers of delays in a timely manner.
• Acts as liaison between patient and practice staff to ensure optimal flow and service delivery.
• Ensures waiting room materials are organized and stocked as directed by the department.
• May answer and screen telephone calls.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• MA, EMT, CNA, LNA certificate or diploma; or at least 5 months of direct patient care experience in a clinical or research setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• MA, EMT, CNA, LNA certificate or diploma; or at least 5 months of direct patient care experience in a clinical or research setting.

Skills

• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Independence of Action
• Written Communications
• Oral Communications
• Knowledge
• Team Work
• Customer Service

Benefits

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 - over.

Pay

$21.00 - $28.26 per hour

Schedule

Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift. This job requires frequent sitting, walking, standing, bending neck, bending waist, twisting neck, twisting waist, Power Grasping using both hands, Fine Manipulation using both hands, Pushing/Pulling using both hands, Keyboard use, Reaching-above shoulder height, Reaching-below shoulder height, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 75 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to or more than 100 lbs, Pull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 100 pounds without assistance, Pushing items weighing up to 10 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 25 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 50 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 75 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to or more than 100 lbs.