Practice Clinical Assistant Float – Full-Time (80 hours per pay period) |Variable Days 8:00am - 5:00pm | (Variable Practices Kalamazoo |Calhoun |Van Buren)

Bronson Healthcare; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo is seeking a Practice Clinical Assistant Float to support multiple practices across locations. This full-time role (80 hours per pay period) involves assisting providers, preparing patients, and managing routine procedures with attention to confidentiality and patient care.

Travel between Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Van Buren locations may be required. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, data entry proficiency, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Able to stand/walk and lift up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for visit, including history, vital signs and routine tests.
• Input data from patient questionnaires into EMR.
• Set up exam rooms and assist with procedures.
• Schedule outside tests or referrals across departments.
• Assist in check-in/out and appointment scheduling.
• Maintain supplies and room cleanliness.
• Answer calls and coordinate with physicians.

Skills

Patient care

Data entry

Communication

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Location Kalamazoo-601 John St.-Medical Office Pavilion (South Campus)

Title Practice Clinical Assistant Float – Full-Time (80 hours per pay period) |Variable Days 8:00am - 5:00pm | (Variable Practices Kalamazoo |Calhoun |Van Buren)

Working under direction of the provider, the Clinical Assistant provides general support and functions for the Medical Assistant and practice. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. Travel between practice locations sometimes with little notification. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required Effective problem-solving and prioritization skills. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and process information in a confidential manner. Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, doctors and other staff. Ability to maintain patient confidentiality. Ability to work independently and function as an integral team member with other healthcare professionals. Ability to input and retrieve data from the organization's computerized systems. Must have excellent verbal and communication skills. Ability to maintain positive customer service. Ability to establish effective working relations with physicians, office staff, and employees in a team environment. Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality. Work that produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time. Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of lightweight objects (i.e., 20 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.

Prepares patient for visit including, histories, vital signs and routine testing of hearing, vision or point of care testing. Inputs data from patient questionnaires Sets up room for procedures Acts as a chaperone for providers Prepares instruments for reprocessing Maintains documentation standards and reviews chart prior to appointment to assure requests and documents are in place. Accurately documents required information in patient charts. Schedules outside tests or procedures for patients in other departments of facilities such as x-ray, MRI, etc. Coordinates admissions and referrals, etc. Cleans exam rooms and stocks exam rooms with supplies as needed. Conducts day to day inventory of supplies and report items to be ordered. Assists patients with check in, check out Assists in the scheduling of appointments in EMR system as required. Answers phone and directs calls where appropriate Confirms upcoming patient appointments Assists in completion of misc. patient forms (Worker Compensation, FMLA,Disability, etc.) Attends staff, educational or other meetings as required. Performs other related duties as assigned by medical assistant, nurses, practice manager, or providers within his/her scope.

Shift First Shift Time Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Cost Center 1570 Practice Centralized Services (BHG) Agency Use Policy and Agency Submittal Disclaimer

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Bronson Healthcare is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been serving southwest Michigan since 1900. Today, with a workforce of 9,000 people and 1,500 medical staff members, it is the area’s largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations. Bronson’s exceptionally high quality standards enable us to do what’s right for our patients and their families. We are empowered as individuals and as teams, to apply our skills and experience so that every patient receives safe, timely and effective treatment. What’s more, our state-of-the-art, technology and evidence-based processes give us the tools we need to deliver the right care, at the right time. By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one. The excellence and Positivity of our employees and medical staff has contributed to Bronson Healthcare being ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers (2022-23), by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023) and by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.