Medical Assistant - Podiatry

Aria Care Partners • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Aria Care Partners is the national leader in providing onsite dental, vision, hearing, and podiatry care to over 3500 long-term care and skilled nursing facilities across 25 states. The company focuses on enabling clinicians to provide comprehensive care to an underserved population, visiting different skilled nursing communities daily. Aria Care Partners has experienced rapid growth, with revenue increases of 25%-30% annually over the last 4 years, nearly doubling in size. The company values include caring fully for customers and employees, striving for excellence, continuous improvement, and excelling through teamwork and collaboration. The mission is to enrich the quality of life for every resident with passion and compassion. The primary function of this position is to travel with healthcare professionals to clinics in area nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure residents receive necessary podiatry care.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Excellent attention to detail
• Patience and compassion for the elderly
• Excellent communication skills
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely and proactive manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully
• Manages difficult client/customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance and meets commitments
• Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events
• Consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance
• Able to work in team environment
• Valid Driver’s License with no moving violations in the last 5 years

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a caregiver or within a nursing home setting is a plus

Responsibilities

• Travel with health care professionals to clinics in area nursing homes and long-term care facilities
• Ensure that residents are receiving the podiatry care they need
• Arrive before the doctor to get the clinic set up
• Check-in with facility, confirm room #’s, location and scrub the schedule actual vs. scheduled residents
• Transport patients to and from the exam area in the building
• Assist with doctor with preparing the patient for foot exam (removing shoes/socks etc)
• Assist the doctor with administrative duties as necessary (updating charts, etc)

Benefits

• For locations greater than 2.5 hours, the company offers overnight lodging and meals
• Mileage reimbursement is included
• Paid time for all driving that exceeds normal commute time
• All part-time employees earn paid sick time based on the hours they work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED