Medical Practice Tech

Berger Health System; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth seeks an administrative and clinical support member to assist physician practices in ambulatory care. This role performs rooming, vitals, medication refills, and basic patient care as needed, with training to gain clinical experience.

Responsibilities include EMR data entry, scheduling, communication with patients, and teamwork to ensure safe, efficient patient care. Day shift, on-site at ambulatory clinics; further training provided.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to perform basic patient care tasks and rooming.
• Proficiency with EMR documentation and patient communications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with rooming patients and taking vitals.
• Enter data into Care Connect EMR accurately.
• Perform administrative duties to keep information current.
• Support care team and coordinate patient flow.

Skills

Basic patient care

EMR documentation

Rooming patients

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Care Connect EMR

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary

Provides administrative and basic level clinical support to physician practices to ensure the delivery of quality healthcare services. This role does not function as a formal Medical Assistant but may be required to perform basic, non-invasive rooming and VS skills if needed. Attends training to gain clinical experience before placement into ambulatory care site.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Successful completion of clinical competencies established for the practice site enabling efficient and effective patient flow, ie. Rooming, medication refills, basic patient care skills.
• Successful completion of Care Connect EMR documentation skills.
• Performs necessary administrative duties that assure all information is current and updated.
• Conducts following tasks as appropriate.
• Pend medical orders and medication refills.
• Perform and record vitals and rooming.
• Perform EKG as necessary.
• Prescription refill orders.
• Document telephone encounters.
• Communicates, collaborates, and anticipates the needs of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and quality of care and coordination of services.
• Maintains and cleans environment, work area, equipment, and communicates any equipment malfunctions to appropriate dept/unit personnel.
• Stocks and cleans exam room after use.
• Communicates malfunctioning equipment/ instruments to appropriate department/unit staff. Removes from service any malfunctioning equipment.
• Orders and puts away supplies.
• Provides transport assistance to patients when needed (i.e. wheelchair, walker, etc.).
• Maintaining office logs and rounding summaries.
• Completes paperwork preparation for office.
• Enters external data into EMR system correctly.
• Communicates with patients and customers in a respectful and caring manner.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.
• Promotes and advocates for patient quality, safety, and experience initiatives.
• Acts as a role model.
• Is compliant with scope of practice.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

High School or GED (Required)

Work Shift

Day

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40 Department Ortho Trauma Grant

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.

We Are Inspired to Do Our Best

OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, innovative healthcare system delivering world-class patient care in a supportive, professional environment filled with limitless opportunities to learn and grow. We are a unique organization in the healthcare field. Our model system of facilities encompasses a wide scope of expertise and care. For professionals, we are a place where people committed to doing their best are given the tools and resources to accomplish our mission every single day.

Recognition

OhioHealth is recognized as a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM organization. The Great Place to Work® is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. This recognition is one measure of our success in achieving a part of our vision ̶ to be an organization "where people want to work".