Clinic Assistant Contract to Hire

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Assists with related health center, hospital, home, mobile unit, or outreach duties under the supervision of a licensed medical professional.
• Obtains and records height, weight and blood pressure of patients.
• Collects and labels urine and blood samples.
• Performs simple tests or sends specimens to laboratory for analysis.
• Maintains records of all transactions.
• Prepares examination rooms for patient treatment and uses autoclave to sterilize equipment.
• Verifies, reviews, and enters patient medical history and records on patients’ diseases, operations, immunizations and other pertinent information in electronic health record and databases.
• Assists in inventory, ordering and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
• Assists the Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner or Nurse as directed by supervisor.
• Assists with follow-up of patients.
• Performs clerical duties as needed, including registration, maintaining medical screening files and medical service supplies.
• Administers and distributes medications and immunizations per established organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assumes responsibility for assignments and performs duties competently, safely, and efficiently.
• Participates in quality improvement activities including record reviews, chart audits, skills assessments, and competency evaluations.
• Will assist related health center under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Will assist to register patients in EPIC.
• Will perform other duties as assigned.
• Work with registration and in clinical area.
• Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License and comply with AP 2- 2 policy.
• REQUIRED to be up to date on vaccinations

KNOWLEDGE:
Requires a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Completion of a standardized program of medical education that provides training in medically assisting patients.

CERTIFICATION / LICENSE:
Medical Assistant Certification is REQUIRED.
Completion of basic CPR Certification is REQUIRED.
Medical Assistant and CPR certification must be maintained and current for continued employment.

EXPERIENCE:
Six months of related experience in a medical clinic, hospital or other health care facility are required

PHYSICAL EFFORT:
The position routinely requires lifting of moderately heavy items, such as typewriters or records boxes (up to 40 pounds) and/or very long periods of walking on rough surfaces on a routine basis.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
There are routine discomforts from exposure to moderate heat, cold, moisture/wetness and unpleasant air conditions.  The position may involve routine exposure to soiled materials and light chemical substances such as cleaning solutions.

PHYSICAL SKILL:
Requires the ability to make coordinated gross motor movements in response to changing external stimuli within moderately demanding tolerances; or the ability to make coordinated eye/hand movements on a patterned response space within low tolerance demands with no real speed requirements.