| Job Summary |
Assist physicians directly and indirectly with patient care. This position will have unrestricted access to protected health information (PHI) pertaining to patients.
Essential Functions:
- Admit patients to exam rooms
- Ensure proper medical documentation, medications, progress notes, lab results, vital signs and medical history
- Identify patient’s chief complaint or reason for visit
- Prepare patient for doctor, order exams as directed and assist doctor as needed
- Perform splinting, bracing, casting; dressing, wound care and removal of sutures/staples as needed
- Prepare instruments for injections and aspirations
- Schedule surgery, physical therapy and order tests
- Patient call backs, prescription calls, patient education of procedures and testing, patient notification of lab/test results when requested, and chart preparation
- Clean and stock examination rooms
Core Competences:
- Responsible for promoting the Standards of Excellence for Orthopedic Specialists while demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior toward patients, visitors, volunteers, peers and physicians
- Maintain a neat and orderly work environment, demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize work during heavy workload situations to expedite patient care
- Maintain strictest confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA compliance
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
- Work independently while understanding the need to communicate and coordinate work efforts with other employees and organizations
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| Minimum Requirements |
- High School Diploma
- Minimum of 1 year healthcare experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Strong organizational skills
- Computer Literate – Windows environment
- Ability to perform essential duties as assigned
- Ability to clearly communicate written and verbal instructions
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and prioritize
Minimum Requirements (education, experience, special skills and licenses or certifications required) continued:
- Ability to demonstrate proper telephone etiquette
- Knowledge of OSHA requirements
- Knowledge of medical terminology, equipment, procedures, instruments and common safety hazards and precautions
- CPR Certification
Essential Physical Functions:
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients at times; Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
- Occasional lifting, carrying supplies, squatting, and bending
- Manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, calculator and other office equipment as necessary
- Ability to view computer screens for long periods of time
Equipment Used:
- Computer, scanner, printer, calculator, photocopier, facsimile, telephones
- Various Lab, Medical and Testing equipment
Additional Comments:
- Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of persons so assigned.
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