Clinical Assistant- Office Support Services - Per Diem

Guthrie Enterprise•Corning, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Assistant provides clinical and administrative support within an outpatient practice, working with providers, patients, and care teams to deliver patient care and maintain efficient office operations. The role supports reception and patient interactions, scheduling, venipuncture and vital-sign collection, chart documentation, ICD-10 coding, reimbursement programs, and preauthorization of medications, procedures, and testing. The position is per diem and based at Corning East, NY, with day-shift hours. Pay ranges from $17.40 to $25.66 based on experience.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved clinical or medical assisting program, or a high school diploma with prior clinical assistance experience.
Prior experience as a clinical assistant is preferred, or experience providing patient care in or outside an office setting.

Nice To Haves

Basic Life Support certification is encouraged but not required.
Prior experience as a clinical assistant or patient-care experience.

Responsibilities

Support providers, nurses, and other cancer center staff with patient care.
Direct patients to and from examining rooms and prepare them for provider examinations and follow-up infusion as required.
Obtain and document patient vital signs, heights, and weights in the correct charts.
Perform routine phlebotomies for patients scheduled for lab work.
Obtain laboratory results and promptly deliver them to the ordering provider.
Follow good infection-control practices.
Maintain patient charts and ensure documentation is complete.
Help answer patient telephone calls, direct calls as needed, and document calls and interventions in patient charts.
Maintain appropriate supplies, equipment, and linen in patient exam rooms.
Stock exam rooms and the medication room, and distribute laundry daily to exam rooms and the changing area.
Obtain preauthorization for medications, procedures, and testing, ensuring authorization is completed before the scheduled date.
Perform other duties as assigned.