Medical Assistant NCT/LMRT/RT

NextCare•Austin, TX

22h

About The Position

Provides patient care services in a back-office setting to meet patients’ specific needs. Performs radiology duties within the scope of practice and applicable company policies, procedures, and state radiation rules. Carries out clinical back-office duties, supports providers during exams and procedures under direct supervision, monitors and communicates changes in patients’ conditions, follows standing orders, and dispenses prescriptions and medications in accordance with policy. The position also performs moderate-complexity clinical testing in authorized disciplines, such as chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis, according to the laboratory’s COLA-approved standard operating procedures. It includes instrument calibration, quality-control documentation and corrective actions, maintenance of audit-ready records, participation in competency assessments and proficiency testing, specimen processing and data entry into the Laboratory Information System, and prompt notification of critical results to the attending Texas healthcare provider. The employee follows clinical, laboratory, safety, infection-control, accreditation, and regulatory requirements; participates in daily checklists, education programs, and meetings; and performs other assigned duties. Employees may be cross-trained and assigned to front-office or back-office functions, or both, according to clinic staffing and business needs. The role involves contact with patients in a wide variety of circumstances and possible exposure to accidents, injuries, illnesses, patient-related elements, and unpredictable situations. Physical activities may include standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, handling objects or tools, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing. The employee may need to lift or move up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Graduate of an accredited radiology school and/or equivalent experience.
Current state radiology certification where required, or a national radiology license.
Current healthcare professional-level CPR certification issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety Health Institute, or National Safety Council.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting or moving up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience in an emergency department, urgent care, or another clinical setting.

Responsibilities

Perform radiology duties within the applicable scope of practice, company policies, and state radiation rules and regulations.
Perform back-office clinical duties as defined by applicable Skills Competency Checklists.
Follow established policies and procedures, quality assurance requirements, safety standards, environmental standards, and infection-control standards.
Observe and communicate changes in patients’ conditions to the provider on duty.
Assist providers with examinations, procedures, and other direct patient-care processes under direct supervision.
Participate in the Daily Checklist and complete assigned tasks needed to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations.
Participate in education programs and attend required meetings.
Follow standing orders and dispense prescriptions and medications according to policy.
Follow laboratory and clinical accreditation requirements.
Treat patients and coworkers in accordance with the company’s mission, vision, values, and performance standards.
Perform moderate-complexity clinical testing in authorized disciplines according to the laboratory’s COLA-approved SOP manual.
Perform and document daily instrument calibrations, track quality control, and take corrective action for out-of-range values before reporting patient results.
Maintain orderly, verifiable, audit-ready records for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical activities in preparation for COLA surveys.
Participate in documented competency assessments covering all six CLIA-mandated elements, semiannually during the first year and annually thereafter.
Test and document blind proficiency-testing samples as patient specimens, following anti-commingling regulations.
Accession and process specimens, centrifuge samples, evaluate sample integrity, and accurately report data in the Laboratory Information System.
Recognize critical, life-threatening results and promptly follow notification protocols for the attending Texas healthcare provider.
Adhere to company policies and serve as a role model for policy compliance.
Remain available for cross-training and assignment to front-office or back-office duties, or both, based on clinic staffing and business requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned or described by company policy.