Clinical Care Intern: Patient Support & Vital Signs

Washington University in St. Louis; Missouri; On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health insurance

Transit/commute support

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a student intern to assist with clerical and limited clinical duties under supervision in St. Louis, MO. Duties include scheduling, medical records management, and basic patient care tasks.

The role involves collecting specimens, taking vital signs, and preparing examination rooms, with local travel to satellite offices as needed. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and some college or medical assistant training is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• ACLS and BLS certifications are listed as acceptable.
• Some college or medical assistant school training is preferred.
• No prior work experience is required for this internship.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical and administrative support, including answering phones, setting schedules and meetings, typing documents, filing and back-up support for others.
• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean; cleans and sterilizes equipment, instruments, rooms, etc. and appropriately disposes of contaminated supplies.
• Interviews patients to obtain medical information or schedule activities; creates, updates and coordinates medical records and files.
• Interacts with patients providing information about procedures, medications, diets or pre-established instructions.
• Collects blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens and prepares them for testing; may measure vital signs, weight and height.
• May perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• May show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Medical Terminology

Office Administration

Oral Communications

Microsoft Office

Patient Interactions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college or medical assistant training

ACLS & BLS certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a student intern to assist with clerical and limited clinical duties under supervision in St. Louis, MO. Duties include scheduling, medical records management, and basic patient care tasks.

The role involves collecting specimens, taking vital signs, and preparing examination rooms, with local travel to satellite offices as needed. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and some college or medical assistant training is preferred.