Ambulatory Clinic Assistant

Olathe Health System, Inc.; Pavilion; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Olathe Health System, Inc. is seeking an Ambulatory Clinic Assistant (Roomer) to help ensure efficient patient flow by completing care tasks, taking vital signs, organizing exam rooms, maintaining supplies, and acting as a patient chaperone during sensitive exams.

You will obtain updated patient information, assist with visits, document findings, greet patients, register and answer phones, and collaborate with the health care team to gather outside records as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Preferred: at least 6 months of health care or clinic office experience OR enrolled in an accredited Medical Assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Schedules tests accurately; obtains films and reports.
• Rooms patients with physicians/nurses; obtains vital signs; sets patient up on MyChart and reports findings.
• Assists team in obtaining outside records during visits as delegated.
• Maintains medical records; distributes reports; handles forms related to medical charts.
• Keeps exam rooms clean and stocked; maintains supply par levels; performs required checks.
• Greet patients; clerical duties include registration, scheduling, and answering phones.
• Acts as patient chaperone during sensitive examinations when requested.
• Performs vital signs, height/weight, and initial screening; documents in medical records.
• Assists in patient transport.
• Performs professional, clinical, and technical competencies as assigned.

Skills

Basic typing

Word processing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MyChart

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest

Ambulatory Clinic Assistant (Roomer) is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by completing patient care tasks in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service; contributes to patient care by assisting with the clinic visit, performing patient vital signs, organizing clinic/exam rooms, maintaining supply/equipment inventory, performing in the role of the patient chaperone, Obtains updated information from patient, such as recent hospitalizations, recent cardiac tests from other facilities, allergies/reactions and pharmacy name/location.

Responsibilities And Essential Job Functions

• Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses to room patients, obtain vital signs, set patient up on MyChart and report findings to medical assistant or RN.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to assist in obtaining outside records prior to or during clinic visit as delegated by the medical assistant, RN, or physician.
• Maintains medical records; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies, and processes forms (e.g. FMLA and Short-term disability paperwork) related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; and answering phones.
• Performs in the role of chaperone during sensitive examinations or when requested
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record
• Assist in the transport of patients
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education And Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.

Preferred Education And Experience

• At least 6 months of Health Care or clinic office job-related experience. OR
• Enrolled in an accredited Medical Assistant Program.

Required Licensure And Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic typing and word processing abilities.

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-57504

Important Information For You To Know As You Apply

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.