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About the Role
Under close supervision of nursing leadership, supports provider practice by assisting with direct patient care duties, including patient call backs and refill requests. May perform diagnostic testing, maintain supply inventory levels, and clean and maintain medical equipment. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Rooms patients, takes and documents vital signs and prepares patients for provider exam.
- Administers medication under physician’s direction and within the scope of practice.
- Performs diagnostic testing such as EKGs, audiograms, typanograms, spirometry, and visual screenings and documents in EPIC EMR.
- Reviews Provider refill in basket and assists with daily medication refill requests using the ARC refill protocol.
- Reviews EPIC triage call in basket for any callbacks.
- Reviews result note in basket and calls/informs patients of normal lab results.
- Ensures rooms are properly stocked and supplies are current and within expiration dates.
- Cleans patient rooms as needed, including proper handling of dirty laundry.
- Ensures laundry cart is stocked with fresh linens on a daily basis.
- Follows directions given by nursing team leader or supervisor.
- Follows clinic protocols.
- Provides patients with educational materials as directed.
- Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
- Maintains regular and dependable attendance.
- Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company.
- Works holiday shift(s) as required by Company policy.
- May be responsible for answering incoming phone calls coming into nursing triage.
- Determines if the call is low acuity or high acuity by demonstrating strong listening skills.
- Forwards calls requiring clinical intervention to the appropriate clinical staff member.
- Responsible for handling ADD symptoms/Questions, Medication Refill requests, Referral questions, request for copies of lab or immunization records, request for lab releasing to my chart, lab results if sign off by provider, general calls from pharmacies and medication not covered by their insurance.
- Utilizes smart phrases when taking phone messages and routing directly to the provider.
- Posts patient test results through patient’s mychart portal.
- Refills medication following the ARC refill protocols.
- May assist providers with procedures by setting up equipment, assisting with patient preparation, and cleaning and storing equipment after exam.
- Obtains applicable consents and completes all necessary documentation in EPIC EMR.
- May maintain equipment (autoclaves, sterilizes, washes speculums, checks expiration dates, etc).
- Performs other duties within the scope of unlicensed personnel as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Meet one of the following: Medical Assistant experience, CNA/EMT/PCT (or other comparable experience) providing direct patient care beyond Activities of Daily Living, including experience taking manual vitals and giving medications and/or injections, or Graduate of a medical assistant program.
- Six (6) months or more experience as a Medical Assistant (preferred).
- Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card or within 60 days of hire required.
- Ability to administer medications & injections within scope of position within 90 days of hire.
- Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
- Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
- Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
- Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
- Ability to apply common sense in performing job.
Skills
- Medical terminology
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent phone listening skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal & problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows
- Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs
- Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals
- Ability to manage competing priorities
Location
- Central Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- Associate
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of a medical assistant program
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO
- 401(k)
- EAP
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Child Care Assistance
- Health & Fitness
- Sick Child Care Assistance
- Development
About the Company
- Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 15 years!
- We are one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 35+ locations and we are continuing to grow.