Neurology Patient Care Intern

UNKNOWN; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick time

Health insurance

Metro U-Pass transit

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Patient Care Associate (Trainee) for Neurology. The role involves clerical support, preparing treatment rooms, collecting specimens, and assisting clinicians with basic patient care in a hospital setting.

Required Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire, and preferred some college or medical assistant training. No prior work experience required. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within one month of hire date.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

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 via phone or in person to obtain medical information or schedule various activities; creates, updates and coordinates various medical records and files.
• Interacts with patients providing various routine information such as explaining treatment procedures, medications, diets or various pre-established instructions to patients.
• Collects blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, logs the specimens and prepares them for testing; may measure patient vital signs, weight and height.

Skills

File Maintenance

Healthcare Environments

Interpersonal Communication

Medical Terminology

Microsoft Office

Office Administration

Office Procedures

Oral Communications

Patient Interactions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college or medical assistant school training

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Patient Care Associate (Trainee) for Neurology. The role involves clerical support, preparing treatment rooms, collecting specimens, and assisting clinicians with basic patient care in a hospital setting.

Required Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire, and preferred some college or medical assistant training. No prior work experience required. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive compensation.