Patient Care Associate (Trainee) - Metabolism Diabetes Center

Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis in Saint Louis, MO is seeking a student intern to perform administrative and select clinical duties under supervision.

Responsibilities include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, patient billing, and coding for insurance; clinical duties may include taking vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, drawing blood, and providing care as directed by physicians or nursing staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Some college or medical assistant training preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification must be obtained within one month of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical and administrative support including answering phones, scheduling, and filing.
• Prepares treatment rooms and sterilizes equipment; maintains clean environment.
• Interviews patients to obtain information and schedules activities; manages medical records.
• Communicates treatment procedures, medications, and pre-visit instructions to patients.
• Collects specimens and may perform routine lab tests; may take vital signs.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Anatomy

Communication

EMR

Interpersonal skills

Medical terminology

Physiology

Telephone communications

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college or medical assistant school training

Job description

Location

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

This is a student intern role. Performs select administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a licensed healthcare professional; administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, patient billing, and coding medical information for insurance purposes; clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and providing medical attention as directed by physician or nursing staff.

Job Description

Primary Duties & 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.
• May perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• May show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
• Requires protective devices.
• Patient care setting.
• Direct patient care setting.

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at desk or table.
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement.
• Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less).

Equipment

• Office equipment.
• Clinical/diagnostic equipment.
• Simple hand tools.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Certifications /Professional Licenses :

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

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).

Preferred Qualifications:

Some college or medical assistant school training.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications /Professional Licenses :

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Anatomy, Communication, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Interactive Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Medical Terminology, Physiology, Telephone Communications

Grade

C04-H

Salary Range

$15.25 - $21.33 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the