Medical Practice Tech

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and basic level clinical support to physician practices.
• Ensures the delivery of quality healthcare services.
• Attends training to gain clinical experience before placement into ambulatory care site.
• Successful completion of clinical competencies established for the practice site enabling efficient and effective patient flow, ie. Rooming, medication refills, basic patient care skills.
• Successfully completes Care Connect EMR documentation skills.
• Performs necessary administrative duties that assure all information is current and updated.
• Conducts following tasks as appropriate: Pend medical orders and medication refills, Perform and record vitals and rooming, Perform EKG as necessary, Prescribe refill orders, Document telephone encounters.
• Communicates, collaborates, and anticipates the needs of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and quality of care and coordination of services.
• Maintains and cleans environment, work area, equipment, and communicates any equipment malfunctions to appropriate dept/unit personnel.
• Stocks and cleans exam room after use.
• Communicates malfunctioning equipment/ instruments to appropriate department/unit staff.
• Removes from service any malfunctioning equipment.
• Orders and puts away supplies.
• Provides transport assistance to patients when needed (i.e. wheelchair, walker, etc.).
• Maintains office logs and rounding summaries.
• Completes paperwork preparation for office.
• Enters external data into EMR system correctly.
• Communicates with patients and customers in a respectful and caring manner.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.
• Promotes and advocates for patient quality, safety, and experience initiatives.
• Acts as a role model.
• Complies with scope of practice.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• One year of experience typically gained through healthcare field.