Podiatry Nail Technician - Part-Time

Medical Associates • Dubuque, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Medical Associates Clinic is hiring a part-time Nail Technician in the Podiatry department! As a Podiatric Nail Technician, you will provide high quality nail care for Podiatry patients following department requirements, clinic standards of practice, and within the scope of a nail technician. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Perform direct patient care as directed by the podiatrist. Perform nail care procedures, including nail shaping and cuticle care. Educate clients on proper nail care and aftercare for treatments Document care provided, including but not limited to: procedures performed, patient education, and assist with integrity of medical records. Maintain an office environment that is safe, organized and supplied with the necessary equipment, instruments, supplies and educational materials. Ensure equipment is functioning safely and properly. Perform cleaning and maintenance of equipment according to specified guidelines. Complete all other assigned projects and duties. Expectations: Continuous Learning and Development: Remain current with job skills/knowledge, seek personal improvement, willingly cross-train, and share knowledge with others. Customer Focus: Anticipate needs, respond timely, ensure satisfaction. Problem Solving and Decision Making: Proactively prevent and solve problems, analyze solutions, use sound judgment. Teamwork and Collaboration: Work well with others, communicate effectively, support team success through personal productivity. Responsibility and Reliability: Accept feedback, take responsibility, manage time effectively, be reliable. Adaptability and Flexibility: Display openness to new tasks and updated processes, juggle multiple responsibilities effectively and adapt to change. Attention to Detail and Quality: Pay attention to details, deliver quality work. Professionalism and Respect: Interact professionally, build rapport, treat everyone with respect. Commitment to Excellence: Demonstrate commitment to excellence, strive for quality work. Policy Compliance and Ethical Behavior: Comply with Medical Associates policies and behave in an ethical manner at all times.

Requirements

• Experience: From three months to one year of similar or related experience.
• Education: Equivalent to a two-year degree or completion of a specialized course of study or certification at a business or trade school
• Interpersonal Skills: Courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job.
• Work involves personal contact with others inside and/or outside the organization, generally regarding routine matters for purposes of giving or obtaining information which may require some discussion.
• Physical Aspects: Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction.
• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.

Responsibilities

• Perform direct patient care as directed by the podiatrist.
• Perform nail care procedures, including nail shaping and cuticle care.
• Educate clients on proper nail care and aftercare for treatments
• Document care provided, including but not limited to: procedures performed, patient education, and assist with integrity of medical records.
• Maintain an office environment that is safe, organized and supplied with the necessary equipment, instruments, supplies and educational materials.
• Ensure equipment is functioning safely and properly.
• Perform cleaning and maintenance of equipment according to specified guidelines.
• Complete all other assigned projects and duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree