Patient Care Technician - Women's Health

About the Role

The Clinic Patient Care Tech works under the supervision of the Clinic Manager and under the direction of the provider and/or nurse. The Clinic Patient Care Tech provides a wide range of assistive services to promote patient flow, patient information gathering, and patient care in the clinic setting.

Responsibilities

• Greets and escorts patient to exam room.
• Interviews patient and documents patient’s response in the medical record according to standard.
• Maintains examination room and equipment.
• May assist provider during physical examination and certain special procedures as instructed.
• Assist with front office duties as requested.
• Performs EKGs, specimen collection, and point-of-care testing with appropriate training and competencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma (Required).
• Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant training (Preferred).
• Experience in a physician’s office or healthcare setting (Preferred).
• Knowledge of medical terminology (Preferred).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (Required within 90 days).
• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Fine motor skills, eye/hand coordination, ability to walk, speak clearly, hear, answer phone, and perform data entry.

Interpersonal Skills

• Displays a friendly, positive attitude and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and co-workers in a professional manner.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Must be able to move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift.
• Must follow good body mechanics.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to collect thorough information regarding patient's condition and evaluate effects of care.
• Problem-solving, adaptability, data interpretation, calculation, comprehension, understanding, explanation, assessment, and evaluation.
• Short-term and long-term memory.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Ability to visually assess patient condition.
• Must be able to communicate with the patient to assess condition and evaluate effects of care.
• Visual, hearing, tactile, and olfactory senses required.

Exposure to Hazards

• Body fluids, needles, cuts, blood products, back injuries, and other medical office-related hazards.