Care Team Associate -Ambulatory – Clinic Float Pool
About The Position
MU Health Care is seeking a caring and dynamic Care Team Associate - Ambulatory to join our Clinic Float Pool. If you have exceptional interpersonal skills and a passion for patient care, you're who we want. In this role, you'll be the welcoming face in our clinics, ensuring patient comfort and engagement. You'll manage multiple tasks efficiently, document medical history, and assist during examinations. Your responsiveness to patient needs will elevate their experience. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with heart and integrity. Your talents will shine here
Requirements
- One of the following:
- --Completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course; or
- --Certified Nursing Assistant certification (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or
- --Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or
- --Completion within the last three (3) years of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program; or
- --Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or
- --Completion of a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country; or
- --Completion of the MU Health Care CTA-A specific training through the Center for Education and Development (CED) within thirty (30) days of start date.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Confirm the purpose for each visit, verify patient information by interviewing the patients, reviewing, or recording medical history, completing the clinic visit form, taking vital signs, and documenting this information in Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Prepare patients for the health care visit by providing examination gowns and drapes, positioning patients for examination or treatment, and arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment.
- Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks. Prompt responsiveness to patient needs and delivery of messages to the care team.
- Support care delivery by helping health care providers during examinations,
- preparing laboratory specimens, performing basic laboratory tests on specimens, disposing of contaminated supplies, sterilizing medical instruments, preparing patients for x-rays, taking electrocardiograms, changing dressings, removing IVs, point of care glucose testing, performing venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, and maintaining quality control checks.
- Maintain stock levels and order clinic supplies. Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
- May complete unit/department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
