About the Role
Coordinates patient care with physicians, assists with assessments, administers medications, and supports administrative duties to enhance patient care.
Responsibilities
- Greets patients and escorts them to exam rooms.
- Prepares patients for examination or treatment.
- Takes vital signs.
- Assists physicians as requested.
- Performs Spirometry and other breathing tests.
- Prepares and maintains supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization.
- Provides patient education when appropriate.
- Completes documentation in patients' medical records.
- Calls in prescriptions as ordered by a physician or nurse practitioner.
- Performs allergy prick testing and/or intradermal testing.
- Administers allergy injections according to physician-approved schedules.
- Monitors patients for adverse reactions after allergy injections.
- Maintains emergency equipment.
- Answers patient-related telephone calls and responds according to clinical protocol.
- Follows up to obtain referrals and insurance authorization.
- Maintains clinical supply stock and medication samples.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA and practice compliance guidelines.
- Maintains detailed knowledge of practice management and other relevant computer software.
- Attends required training programs (CPR, OSHA, HIPAA, OIG).
- Attends all regular meetings.
- Performs other tasks and projects assigned by the Manager.
- Completes all assigned AP training within designated timeframes.
- Complies with Allergy Partners policies and reports policy violations.
Requirements
- At least one year of experience in clinical assisting.
- Comfortable using email and interacting with Internet applications.
- Knowledge of practice management and word processing software.
- Good communication skills.
- Neat, professional appearance.
Skills
- Clinical assisting
- Email usage
- Internet applications
- Practice management software
- Word processing software
- Communication skills
- Patient care
- Medication administration
- Spirometry
- Sterilization
- Patient education
- Medical record documentation
- Prescription calling
- Allergy testing
- Allergy injections
- Emergency equipment maintenance
- HIPAA compliance
- CPR
- OSHA
- OIG
Location
- Austin, TX 78705
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ year experience
Education Level
- High school degree
- CMA certificate
Salary/Compensations
- $19.00 - $21.00 Hourly
