Ortho Tech (Float)

Austin Regional Clinic; Austin (TX); Presencial; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Descripción de la vacante

Austin Regional Clinic is seeking a Medical Assistant for the Anderson Mill location in Austin, TX. The role supports orthopedic care under supervision, rooms patients, collects vital signs, and assists with exams and procedures in a busy clinic setting.

You will educate patients, maintain sterile techniques, and help coordinate diagnostic testing and transport as needed. A high school diploma or GED is required, and graduate MA programs or related healthcare training are preferred.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience as Medical Assistant or in orthopedic/podiatry setting preferred.
• Graduate of medical assistant program or CNA/EMT/PCT with direct patient care experience.

Responsabilidades

• Rooms patients, documents vital signs, and prepares for provider exam.
• Provides patient education when instructed by physician.
• Sets up equipment and assists with procedures in the clinic.
• Maintains sterile techniques and aids in patient flow.
• Works with scheduling and transportation of patients as needed.
• Work schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00am–5:00pm.

Conocimientos

Patient care

Vital signs

Documentation

Teamwork

Communication

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Graduate of medical assistant program

Herramientas

Windows

Documentation systems

Descripción del empleo

ARC Anderson Mill
10401 Anderson Mill Rd
Austin, TX 78750, USA

Description

ABOUT AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC:

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 15 years! We are one of central Texas' largest professional medical groups with 35+ locations and we are continuing to grow. We offer the following benefits to eligible team members: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more. For additional information visit https://www.austinregionalclinic.com/careers/

PURPOSE

Provides orthopedic care, under supervision, for clinic, hospital and surgery patients. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization supported.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Rooms patients, takes and documents vital signs and prepares patients for provider exam.
• Performs application of splints and casts with at least basic skill level and understanding of application techniques.
• Provides brace fitting and molding, with patient instruction of use and care.
• Performs telephone triage of cast, splint, wound problems.
• Provides patient education when instructed by physician and when appropriate.
• Sets up equipment/supplies and assists with surgical procedures in office.
• Participates in sterile techniques and procedures.
• Assists in maintaining patient flow through clinic.
• Assists in scheduling of diagnostic testing as needed.
• Assists in transport of patients as needed.
• Scrubs with physicians as needed.
• May assist with obtaining authorizations for surgical procedures and communicating benefits to patients.
• Disposes of contaminated items according to OSHA guidelines.
• Stocks and maintains cast rooms.
• Attends all regular meetings.
• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on ARC SharePoint.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists x-ray in developing films, filing, clerical duties as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Required to meet one of the following:
  • Experience working as a Medical Assistant or in an Orthopedic or Podiatry clinical setting, or
  • CNA/EMT/PCT(or other comparable experience) providing direct patient care, beyond Activities of Daily Living, including experience taking manual vitals and giving medications and/or injections, or
  • Graduate of a medical assistant program.

Preferred: Experience in a physician’s office or hospital. Familiarity with document imaging and workflow systems a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to perform job functions and troubleshoot problems.
• Must be flexible in daily assignments and able to cross-cover within an assigned work group.
• Must be able to understand and follow oral and written instruction and must be able to communicate with co-workers to perform duties as part of a work group.
• Must display a high level of accuracy, critical thinking and organization.
• Must be able to carry 20 pounds and lift 5 pounds overhead.
• Excellent interpersonal & problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.

Certificate/License

• Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card or within 60 days of hire required.

Work Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday; 8:00am-5:00pm

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