Urgent Care Technician

South Shore Health; Pembroke (MA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health System in Pembroke, MA is seeking a Medical Assistant to greet patients, collect medical histories, prepare patients for examinations, and assist providers during procedures.

You will maintain patient confidentiality, perform phlebotomy and injections, monitor patients during exams, manage room readiness, and document care while using new technology and procedures.

Qualifications

• Greet patients and obtain medical history and chief complaint.
• Prepare and assist patients for examinations and procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and documentation accuracy.
• Administer medications, injections, and phlebotomy per physician orders.
• Support providers by monitoring patients during procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient care areas and exam rooms.
• Stock supplies and ensure cleanliness of the practice.
• Charge and code supplies and procedures as needed.
• Respond to patient concerns and document issues accurately.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Injections

Medical history intake

Confidentiality

Documentation

Job description

Job Description Summary

Greet patients and determine nature of the visit; prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment, or procedure by provider

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintain patient's safe passage in and out of the practice


• Greet, assess and interview patients


• Obtain past medical and surgical history, family history, social history, vital signs


• Review present medications, allergy history, chief complaint


• Prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment, or procedure by provider


• Anticipate needs of patients, and the provider


• Monitoring of patient during examination, or procedure


• Maintain patient care areas


• Stocking and ordering of supplies as needed, and maintaining clean exam rooms


• Charge and code supplies, medications, and procedures


• Respond to patient's concerns in person or by telephone while simultaneously documenting the problem


• Maintains patient confidentiality


• Administers medications and IVs per physician's orders


• Perform a variety of preliminary procedures, including phlebotomy, injections, throat cultures and more

Technology and Learning

a - Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.

b - Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.