Clinical Assistant

Summary:

The Clinical Assistant is responsible for various office and clinical duties to assist doctor/nurse team.

Essential Duties:

• Bring patients back into the rooms, obtain vitals, record their history and medication in chart, assess/document their HPI
• Obtain diagnostic results on patients being seen throughout the day so that the MD can review results with the patient
• Clean/stock rooms and SMR units continuously throughout the day for patient care
• Set up for in office procedures/surgeries
• Assist with in office procedures/surgeries
• Make sure that all supplies and medications in the rooms are stocked and appropriately labeled at all times
• Clean, package, and autoclave instruments and procedure kits
• Maintain daily count/inventory of instruments in rooms
• Daily assessment of all sharps containers to include changing sharps containers weekly
• Weekly check/flushing of eye wash stations
• Weekly Cidex and autoclave water changes
• Weekly spore tests on autoclaves
• Keep all kits stocked/dated (including sinus, BM&T, minor procedure, FNA, epistaxis kits)
• Keep medication drawers and cabinets properly stocked daily
• Keep drawers/cabinets in lab stocked properly daily
• Keep Medication room and Lab clean
• Work with doctor/nurse as a team on a daily basis to provide patient care
• Shred all patient paper documents at the end of the day
• Keep drawers in rooms stocked with appropriate gloves, PPE, cups, basins etc.
• Stock all medication samples and supplies that are ordered in clinical dept

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to Multi-task effectively and efficiently
• Ability to travel to all Augusta ENT, P.C. locations (Aiken, Augusta, Evans)
• Computer skills – strong data entry
• High integrity, team player with patient service focus and flexibility
• Previous customer service experience

Desired Qualifications:

• RMA, CMA, MA, CNA, Surgical Tech, EMT
• 1-3 years clinical experience

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of this position including but not limited to; Balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, stretching, lifting, grasping, standing, walking or sitting for extended periods of time
• Must have sufficient vision acuity and hearing with the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make discriminations in sound
• Must be able have good communication skills with proper speaking etiquette to patients