Float Patient Care Technician

Kroger; Walton (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support daily clinic operations and patient flow. You will handle front-desk tasks, register patients, verify identities, and guide waiting customers while maintaining HIPAA compliance and accurate EHR documentation.

You will also assist with vital signs, insurance data, payments, and coordination of care across provider teams in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent administrative, communication, and organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe, quality-driven environment per Joint Commission Accreditation.
• Greet customers in the front area or near the clinic.
• Clean and organize the clinic space daily and disinfect equipment.
• Answer questions following HIPAA guidelines; consult with the provider when needed.
• Utilize the queue, appointment tools, and patient kiosk to manage waiting room flow.
• Complete the registration process and place the patient under the provider's scheduler.
• Verify patient identity using government-issued ID.
• Determine payment method and collect payments; log in the EHR.
• Collect insurance information and log it in the EHR.
• Escort patient to exam room and note chief complaint.
• Obtain vital signs and patient history and enter data into the EHR.
• Provide guidance to waiting patients about registration, wait times, and services.
• Answer phones, respond to questions, and perform daily callbacks per policy.
• Participate in off-site events as needed.
• Prepare weekly orders for provider approval; prepare packages and specimens for shipping.
• If float: travel to designated clinics within a geographic area.
• Advanced PCTs may assist with specimen collection under protocol.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Customer service

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EHR software

Job description

Under the day to day direction of the on-duty nurse practitioner/physician assistant, the general purpose of the patient care technician (PCT) position is to maximize patient flow through the clinic while providing a stellar patient experience. Responsible for performing all the appropriate administrative tasks, including electronic health record (EHR) documentation, in accordance with company policy. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Assist in maintaining a safe, quality-based, survey-ready healthcare environment as required to maintain Joint Commission Accreditation
• Greet any customers or potential patients while in the front area or near the clinic
• Clean and organize the clinic space daily, including, but not limited to, taking out trash, logging and putting away supply orders, cleaning the floor under counters and around furniture, cleaning examination rooms after patient visits, and equipment disinfection
• Answer questions, following HIPAA guidelines while in the front area. Consult with the provider for questions related to scope of services (i.e., what is in scope or out of scope)
• Utilize the Patient Queue, Appointment Tool, and Patient Kiosk systems to effectively manage waiting room flow
• Complete the registration process, placing the patient under the respective scheduler book for the provider on duty
• Verify the patient or responsible party's identity using a government-issued source
• Determine method of payment, describing the options of payment available, including prompt pay, voucher system, or filing with one of our accepted insurance plans; collect payments and log in the EHR
• Collect the patient or responsible party's insurance information, if applicable; collect payments and log in the EHR
• Scanning all appropriate documents or alert the provider if they need to complete the scanning
• Escort the patient to the exam room and determine the patient's chief complaint
• Obtain vital signs and patient history and enter the data in the EHR in designated clinics with completed competencies
• Continue to process the patients in the waiting following appropriate clinic flow
• Provide waiting patients/potential patients guidance on registration, wait time, services that may be rendered, and payment methods
• Answer phones, responds to questions, and return patient/provider calls; complete daily patient call backs per policy
• Participate in and prepare for off-site events as needed
• Put together weekly order supplies for provider's approval; prepare packages, laboratory specimens, and mail for shipping
• If a float: Travel to designated clinics within a specified geographic area
• Advanced Patient Care Technicians, who have completed required competencies, may assist the provider within specified company protocols to obtain specimens for testing as ordered by provider on duty as well as report negative labs to patients per direction of provider
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent administrative, communication, and organizational skill with high attention to detail
• Basic math skills (i.e., counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, team-based environment
• Excellent customer service, organizational, and task-management skills

Desired

• Any previous experience in retail, customer service, or healthcare
• Knowledge of infection control practices