Patient Care Assistant — Weekend-Ready Clinic Support

United Urology Group; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 57,308,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Job summary

United Urology Group seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide office clinical support independently and with minimal supervision. The PCA also performs other diverse duties as requested or required under the general and direct supervision of the site manager.

Responsibilities include preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, obtaining urine specimens, and entering data into the EHR; travel to other sites within the geographic region is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6-12 months experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Currently enrolled or preparing to attend Medical School or Physician Assistant school.

Responsibilities

• To create a positive and professional first impression of the practice and to show the patients a "we care" attitude.
• Prepares exam rooms in the clinical area for patient care daily, including stocking of all necessary supplies.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms, taking the required vital signs and obtaining urine specimens; performs dip and automated review when indicated; and enters it into the patient's records.
• Triage patient calls for pharmacy requests, test results, medical questions, and concerns as directed by the providers, documenting outcomes in EHR.
• Reviewing and reconciling patients' active medication lists to ensure our records are current.
• Assists in maintenance of logs and records for OSHA/MOSHA as assigned.
• Adheres to and follows sterilization and disinfection practices throughout the facility.
• Adheres to bio-hazardous or "red bag" waste policy and procedure for proper disposal of biomedical waste.
• Perform clinical chart preparation by reviewing records for upcoming appointments and ensuring any needed testing or records are present.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Typing

Medical terminology

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical/PA school enrollment

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Database

Data entry

Job description

United Urology Group seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide office clinical support independently and with minimal supervision. The PCA also performs other diverse duties as requested or required under the general and direct supervision of the site manager.

Responsibilities include preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, obtaining urine specimens, and entering data into the EHR; travel to other sites within the geographic region is required.