Clinical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Basic math skills.
• Prior clerical experience.
• Ability to comprehend complex situations and solve problems appropriately and professionally.
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds and sit for prolonged periods.
• Ability to walk and climb stairs, with occasional kneeling, stooping, and reaching.
• Good manual and finger dexterity.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be licensed and insurable to operate a motor vehicle and able to travel to various locations.
• Able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Basic Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills.
• Experience and skill with Meditech, Outlook, the Internet, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external customers electronically, verbally, and in writing.
• Provide departmental telephone coverage and reception coverage as second in queue.
• Ensure incoming and outgoing information is communicated accurately, promptly, and appropriately, and alert management to matters requiring further attention.
• Distribute physician orders for signature; track, scan, electronically document, and file them promptly.
• Complete 485 technical reviews and notify the supervisor and RN Care Manager of missing items.
• Manage medical supplies, including ordering, inventory, storage, rotation, and expiration dates, to ensure visiting staff and patients receive supplies promptly.
• Ensure visiting staff have appropriate clinical bags.
• Perform data entry and retrieval in software applications and manual systems, and generate and distribute identified reports on time.
• Anticipate management and departmental needs and provide appropriate support independently.
• Take accurate meeting minutes and distribute them by the deadline.
• Maintain and distribute departmental calendars.
• Keep the office safe, clean, organized, secure, and presentable, and identify opportunities to improve the work environment.
• File documents according to established processes to support retrieval and safety.
• Travel to assigned destinations for departmental business.
• Order, stock, maintain, and record inventory for office supplies, medical supplies, forms, and equipment.
• Keep printers, copiers, fax machines, and other office equipment stocked and ready for use; keep common work areas stocked with supplies, equipment, and forms.
• Maintain performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Perform compliance requirements and adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards, DCH Health System policies and procedures, and Employee Handbook requirements.
• Perform essential job functions in a way that ensures safety; identify and reduce unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards for patients, visitors, and employees.
• Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
• Cross-train and serve as backup for reception and Medical Records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.