Medical Practice Technician

OhioHealth Corporation; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth Corporation in Columbus seeks an Administrative and basic level clinical support professional to assist physician practices and ensure quality healthcare delivery. This role is not a formal Medical Assistant but may perform basic rooming and vitals when needed.

You will receive training to gain clinical experience before placement into ambulatory care sites, participate in Care Connect EMR documentation, and support the health care team to maintain patient flow, safety, and

Qualifications

• High School or GED required.
• Experience with EMR documentation encouraged.
• Willingness to train for clinical tasks to support ambulatory care.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and basic level clinical support to physician practices to ensure quality healthcare delivery.
• Perform basic rooming, vitals assessment, and medication refills as needed; assist with care coordination.
• Enter data into EMR accurately and maintain patient flow and safety.

Education

High School or GED

Tools

Care Connect EMR

Job description

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.

• 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

Additional Job Description

Work Shift:
Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours :
40

Department
Breast Surgeons Grant

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

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