Clinical Services Associate

Penn Medicine; Exton (PA); In loco; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

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Penn Medicine in Southern Chester County is seeking a Clinical Services Associate (Medical Assistant) to support practice managers and physicians in delivering high-quality care and patient-centered service.

The role will involve clinical and administrative duties, including rooming patients, EMR documentation, specimen collection, EKGs, vaccinations, and care coordination with specialists, labs, and home care as needed. The CSA may split time between MA and PSA tasks based on operational needs.

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• Promptly rooms patients, reviews medical history, notes corrections in EMR and documents vital signs.
• Performs phlebotomy, specimen handling, and laboratory tests with proper documentation.
• Prepares patients for exams, assists with EKGs and outpatient screening tests as ordered.
• Assists with minor procedures, maintains sterile field, and supports consent processes.
• Provides call-backs and telephonic patient care and coordinates with specialists and labs.

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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity: CCA-Penn Primary Care and Penn Specialty Practices

Department: Penn OBGYN Chester County

Location: Southern Chester County (West Chester, West Grove, and Exton)

Hours: Full-Time

Job: Clinical Services Associate (Medical Assistant)

Job Summary:

The Clinical Services Associates (CSA) (Medical Assistant) assists the practice manager and physicians in maintaining a patient/customer focus, supports the delivery of high quality care, shares a passion for patient and customer centered care, and assists in meeting or exceeding patient satisfaction and financial/operational targets. The CSA supports the practice by performing clinical and administrative duties as a Medical Assistant and as a Patient Services Associate. The practice will determine, based on operational need, how much time will be spent in each capacity (MA and PSA).

Accountabilities:

• Patient Care Accountabilities:

Promptly rooms patients, using EMR to alert provider that patient is ready: reviews past medical, surgical, family, smoking history, allergies, medications; notes corrections in EMR, notes medication refills needed for the physician to review, initiates self-management goal setting where appropriate, obtains patient's vital signs and documents in EMR, prepares chart for patient visit, understands insurance restrictions for lab work, referral needs, precertification requirements, etc.

Observes patient condition and communicates any abnormal data or changes to provider.

Assists patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, undressing, preparing for the exam, remains in exam room when necessary/requested.

Specimen management: obtain specimens for testing if applicable (including performing phlebotomy and anterior nares nasal swab collections), performs laboratory and screening tests, records results in EMR and reconciles with logs where appropriate, documents and reports findings to providers, performs all quality controls as per Point of Care Testing guidelines, prepares specimens for transport as necessary.

Performs EKGs and other outpatient screening tests as per MD order and after properly preparing the patient; accurately documents results in EMR.

Assists with minor surgical procedures by handing instruments, maintaining sterile field, positioning of patient and other duties within scope of responsibility. Functions as a witness for procedural consents if required.

Responds appropriately to emergency/code situations.

Demonstrates competence in the observation, treatment, and care of the specific patients served in that practice, whose ages may range from neonate to geriatric.

Clinical Care Associates (CCA) CSAs, if applicable as per regulatory guidelines: administers prescribed medications, gives injections and vaccines; reads PPD results, under the direction of the provider/orders and documents in EMR.

• Clerical / Other Accountabilities:

Responsive and proactive telephonic patient care - including care coordination with specialists, ancillary services, hospitals, labs, home care agencies, and all other involved health services.

Obtain and scan documents as appropriate and required for visit: test results, faxes, reports, notes, referrals, etc.

Completes medical forms and other clinical requests for information as appropriate and required. Prepares and sends patient correspondence as required. Assists nursing staff with the maintenance of patient education materials, as needed.

Clinical Care Associates (CCA) CSAs: Promptly performs call-backs as directed by provider, giving patients information within their scope of practice