Procedure Care Tech I (2 days per week)

About the role

The role involves providing direct patient care in both office and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) settings. Essential duties include entering patient intake and provider orders into the EMR, assisting with patient flow, and maintaining a positive atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Assists in bringing patients to pre-op, recovery and transports for discharge.
• Assists patients with medical forms, as necessary.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit, and confirming patient ID.
• Answers telephones in a professional manner and delivers messages promptly.
• Maintains and improves current skills and knowledge by attending all relevant meetings, classes, trainings and by keeping certifications current.
• Performs daily, weekly and monthly safety and equipment checks.
• Daily reviews upcoming cases and notifies nurse of any potential issues.
• Reviews schedule daily and assists with office procedures to help maintain patient flow, and accuracy of scheduled procedure.
• Maintains and improves current skills and knowledge by attending all relevant meetings, classes, trainings and by keeping certifications current.
• Operates, sterilizes, and maintains necessary equipment, including but not limited to the autoclave, RFA machine, etc.
• Starts IV as needed after competency skills check-off.
• Instructs patients in simple procedures/tests and dispenses appropriate educational materials (clinical office only).
• Relays provider orders to the patient (clinical office only).
• Prepares, cleans and maintains all clinical equipment (clinical office only).
• Draws up injections to be administered (clinical office only).
• Verifies that radiological and laboratory records are received and in the patient chart. If not, takes necessary steps to obtain the records (clinical office only).
• Fits patients for durable medical equipment (DME) and completes all applicable paperwork, as directed (clinical office only).
• Obtains prior authorizations for radiology and/or prescriptions, as needed (clinical office only).
• Keeps rooms clean and stocked with supplies (clinical office only).
• Limits specimens accurately and distributes them to the appropriate personnel to ensure specimen integrity (clinical office only).
• Processes specimens and prepares them for shipping (clinical office only).
• Maintain lab area with ample supplies and in a clean and safe condition (clinical office only).
• Follows test requirements of laboratory and procures unaltered urine specimen for testing (clinical office only).
• Properly maintains examination rooms and all other clinical areas (clinical office only).
• Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
• Participate in and complete all required trainings and in-services.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, or equivalent.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
• Able to work individually as well as within a team.
• Able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Able to work a flexible schedule.
• Able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize.
• Demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
• Strong organization skills.
• Use reasoning.
• Maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all time.
• Have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and want to continuously improve their own professional performance.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Nurse Aide, Medical Assistant, or EMS training program, with a current Nurse Aide certification OR a Medical Assistant certification OR EMS Licensure.
• One (1) year of prior experience working in a medical practice.
• One (1) year of prior experience working with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Three (3) months of prior experience assisting in the use of a C-Arm machine.
• Surgical Tech certification.
• C-Arm Tech certification.
• One (1) year of prior experience as a Patient Care Tech in an Ambulatory Surgery Center/Operating Room setting.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $20.00/Hr - $23.00/Hr
• PTO: Up to 44 hours in first year (pro-rated based on start date)
• Holidays (Unpaid): 7 (New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
• Retirement: 401(k) with employer match
• Other Company-Paid Benefits: Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Basic Life/AD&D, Employee Assistance Program
• Other Voluntary Benefits: Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity