Care Team Assistant
About The Position
The Care Team Assistant (CTA) provides organizational, administrative, and clerical support to the Emergency Department and the health care team. The CTA communicates effectively via a variety of modalities with patients, visitors, and Mayo staff. The CTA plays an integral role in communication across the continuum of care. The CTA functions as a resource to members of the health care team and is familiar with multiple Mayo Clinic resources and processes. The CTA carries out all aspects of the job using good judgment and problem-solving skills, strong interpersonal skills, and assumes responsibility for self-development within the role and participates in continuous improvement activities. The CTA supports the healthcare team by anticipating and responding to team requests and patient needs, examples include ordering supplies for both administrative and patient care needs, ensuring necessary information is updated in patient medical records etc. Initiates a quick registration process for ED patients, facilitates patient admissions, responsible for the tracking and movement of patients through the ED, enters admission orders into the electronic medical record and accurately enters patient admissions/discharges in the electronic environment, and coordinates patient follow-up appointments. Monitors electronic faxes and uploads documentation into patient medical record. CTAs play a key role in visitor management in compliance with Mayo Clinic visitor policy. Collect patient documentation and updates the electronic medical record. Information includes but is not limited to insurance information, creation of the MRN, creation of an ambulatory encounter, registration, etc. CTA’s are responsible for scanning all internally initiated documents for patients as well as any outside materials. CTA’s manage downtime materials for outages relating to EPIC and SCC Soft applications. Functions include documentation management, utilizing downtime software, and following outage procedures. CTA’s respond to and support Multiple/Mass Casualty Incidents impacting the ED. CTA’s support Medication reconciliation process in coordination with ED nursing and pharmacy. Completes process as a delegate, marking necessary updates. Fixing incorrectly placed Post ED follow up orders as directed by a protocol.
Responsibilities
- Provides organizational, administrative, and clerical support to the Emergency Department and the health care team
- Communicates effectively via a variety of modalities with patients, visitors, and Mayo staff
- Functions as a resource to members of the health care team
- Familiar with multiple Mayo Clinic resources and processes
- Anticipates and responds to team requests and patient needs
- Orders supplies for both administrative and patient care needs
- Ensures necessary information is updated in patient medical records
- Initiates a quick registration process for ED patients
- Facilitates patient admissions
- Responsible for the tracking and movement of patients through the ED
- Enters admission orders into the electronic medical record and accurately enters patient admissions/discharges in the electronic environment
- Coordinates patient follow-up appointments
- Monitors electronic faxes and uploads documentation into patient medical record
- Plays a key role in visitor management in compliance with Mayo Clinic visitor policy
- Collect patient documentation and updates the electronic medical record
- Manages downtime materials for outages relating to EPIC and SCC Soft applications
- Responds to and supports Multiple/Mass Casualty Incidents impacting the ED
- Supports Medication reconciliation process in coordination with ED nursing and pharmacy
- Fixing incorrectly placed Post ED follow up orders as directed by a protocol
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
