Ortho Tech (Float)

Austin Regional Clinic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Health & Fitness programs

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Austin Regional Clinic is seeking a qualified Medical Assistant to join our orthopedic team at Bee Cave and Anderson Mill locations. You will room patients, take vital signs, and prepare them for provider exams, while assisting with casts, braces, and imaging-related tasks.

Strong patient-facing skills, teamwork, and knowledge of EMR systems are essential. Flexible in daily assignments; maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance in a busy clinic environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of a medical assistant program or equivalent.
• Experience as CNA/EMT/PCT or similar direct patient care helpful.

Responsibilities

• Rooms patients, takes vital signs, and prepares for provider exam.
• Provides brace fitting, casting support, and patient instruction.
• Assists with radiography setup and chart/document imaging tasks.
• Performs scheduling and coordination of diagnostic testing as needed.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA and OSHA.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Medical office procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Assistant program graduate

CNA/EMT/PCT experience

Tools

EMR systems

Windows proficiency

Job 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.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• 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 customer service skills.
• 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

Monday, Thursday, and Friday at Bee Cave and Tuesday, Thursday at Anderson Mill