Clinic Assistant/Physical Therapy Aide (New Montrose location)

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Hourly rate $23

Job summary

University of Southern California (USC) seeks a Clinic Assistant/Physical Therapy Aide for the Montrose clinic on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will support clinical operations, schedule appointments, prepare charts, and assist clinicians.

This role is an hourly position with opportunities to work with Keck Medicine of USC and USC Physical Therapy. Minimum education is high school and at least 1 year of related experience; USC offers benefits and equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High school or equivalent.
• Minimum Experience: 1 year; combined education/experience acceptable.
• Medical office management and medical secretarial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule patient appointments and obtain authorizations for care services.
• Coordinate appointments with ancillary departments as needed.
• Maintain the master calendar for providers.
• Prepare patient charts prior to appointments.
• Set up exam rooms and assist clinicians during exams.
• Assist by preparing the environment and handling related tasks.
• Act as a medical chaperone and ensure safe patient-provider interactions.
• Maintain files, records, and inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education

High school or equivalent

Job description

Clinic Assistant/Physical Therapy Aide - 12-month fixed-term

The Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy is seeking a 12-month fixed-term Clinic Assistant/Physical Therapy Aide to enhance the patient experience at the USC Physical Therapy-Montrose clinic.

Job Accountabilities:

Schedule patient appointments, answer general questions, obtain authorizations and pre-authorizations for patient care services.

Schedule appointments with ancillary departments or other care providers as needed.

Maintains master calendar for providers.

Ensure patient charts are prepared prior to appointments.

Sets up exam rooms, assists clinicians with exams as needed, monitors patient flow.

Assists providers, as requested, by preparing the physical environment, performs non-patient related tasks, and patient-related tasks as assigned or requested by the provider.

Assists as medical chaperones with room and equipment setup and are physically present to assist the provider and/or patient and visualize physical contact between the patient and provider during the sensitive health exam/treatment.

Maintains files and records, oversees equipment and office supply inventory.

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

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We pride ourselves in creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE, and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families. For more information, please visit http://benefits.usc.edu. This support advocates work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans! As an equal opportunity employer, USC values and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. The work culture thrives on mutual respect, trust, and constructive collaboration amongst all its members. USC has great minds that transform the world with their talents and research. Will you be one? Join us! FIGHT ON!

The rate for this hourly position is $23.00 per hour.

When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

Minimum Education: High school or equivalent

Minimum Experience: 1 year, Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience

Minimum Field of Expertise: Medical office management and medical secretarial experience.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at [phone], or by email at [e-mail]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country. Our internationally renowned physicians and scientists provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and more than 100 unique clinics in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties. Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, is among the top 50 hospitals in the country in 8 specialties, as well as the top three hospitals in metro Los Angeles and top 10 hospitals in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Hospitals rankings.