PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION Under the supervision of the Provider, room patients, collect and enter patient vital signs, update demographic, medical history and medication information, and assists in scheduling patients for evaluation and testing.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES - Duty 1: Manages daily patient and provider flow.
- Duty 2: Assist Physician with patient care as required
- Duty 3: Ensure that exam rooms are prepared for each visit
- Duty 4: Able to know, understand and follow directions as given by the provider
- Duty 5: Room patients and collect and enter vital signs
- Duty 6: Update patient demographic information
- Duty 7: Update patient medical history
- Duty 8: Update patient medication information
- Duty 9: Assists in scheduling patients for physician evaluation and testing.
- Duty 10: Obtains and assists patients with required paperwork (in compliance with HIPAA).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - CPR trained (within 6 months of hire) required.
- Keyboarding, filing, medical terminology.
- Ability to do vital signs including manual and automatic cuff for blood pressure required.
- Efficient, fast-paced work habits, attention to details.
- Able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Responds to changes in workload and responsibilities.
- Demonstrates effective written and verbal skills in a professional and responsive manner to deliver quality patient care.
- Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status. Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area's policies and procedures.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Clerical/medical office and/or medical assisting experience preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS This position requires a full range of body motions with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk for up to one hour a day, sit for four to six hours a day and stand for one hour a day. The individual must be able to lift twenty to fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity for simple grasping tasks. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. The individual must be able to operate a motor vehicle for business travel and community involvement.
This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)