Sr. Clinic Assistant, Imaging Services, Full-Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Clinic Assistant performs a variety of clerical duties associated with patient care unit operations and handles administrative duties including, but not limited to, filing records, scheduling lab work and hospital admissions, making follow-up calls to patients, phoning in prescriptions, and calling to get lab test results. The Sr. Clinic Assistant has charge responsibility of Clinic Assistants as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
Assembles, completes, and processes patients’ charts.
Keeps patient records accurately identified.
Maintains an accurate clinical record, recording information per hospital policy.
Transcribes doctors’ orders, checks charts for incomplete histories and operative summaries, and reports any issues to appropriate member of the healthcare team for correction.
Orders unit supplies to maintain inventory of equipment and supplies.
Assists with receiving, distributing, and sorting supplies brought to the unit.
Obtains laboratory and x-ray reports and notifies doctors of results.
Utilizes IDX RIS/PACS to track patient arrival times and advises front desk personnel of patient delays to maintain daily schedule.
Greets patient upon arrival and verifies patient information.
Directs patient to the dressing room and ensures patient changes into a gown and removes all metal items from their person.
Assists in copying completed patient paperwork, delivering originals to front desk, and distributing copies to appropriate reading rooms.
Serves as a mentor to Clinic Assistants.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.