Medical Assistant - Podiatry

Aria Care Partners•Salt Lake City, UT

just now•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. Aria Care Partners believes that our clinicians should be able to focus on providing the best, most comprehensive care for their patients. Our clinicians visit different skilled nursing communities daily, bringing life-affirming care to an underserved population. Our business model, innovation, customer support and teamwork deliver an unparalleled customer experience, resulting in a customer satisfaction rating of over 98%. Executing this strategic philosophy resulted in rapid company growth with revenue increases of 25%-30% annually over the last 4 years, nearly doubling the size of the company. Company values include caring fully for our customers and fellow employees, striving for excellence and continuous improvement, and excelling through the power of teamwork and collaboration. At Aria Care Partners, our mission is to enrich the quality of life for every resident with passion and compassion. The primary function is to travel with our health care professionals to clinics in area nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure that residents are receiving the podiatry care they need.

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.
Ability to push/pull more or less than 200lbs in a wheelchair.
Must be able to work in Salt Lake City, UT area and with the schedule of up to 1 week per month.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Travel with our health care professionals to clinics in area nursing homes and long-term care facilities to 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).