Clinical Coordinator

Summary Job Description: Baptist Health Medical Group Clinical Coordinator Partners Womens Health Shelbyville, KY Full Time/First Shift The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for ensuring efficient patient flow through a combination of appropriate clinical staff scheduling and working directly with providers - providing patient care within the scope of certification and training. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Handles patient call backs and prescriptions refills within the scope of the certification for this position Administers medication and injections as directed by the provider. Prepares in advance for the provider’s clinic to run smoothly by checking the schedule and the patient record to make sure all documents are available for provider viewing Performs in-office lab testing such as glucose testing, strep screens, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and HgbA1c as directed by the provider. Perform sterilization on instruments used for minor procedures/surgeries. Oversees quarterly OSHA safety meetings. Coordinates staffing to ensure adequate coverage in the clinical area. Monitors clinical staff performance and conducts annual competency evaluations in conjunction with the Practice Manager. Checks expiration dates on supplies and samples; orders supplies as needed to maintain adequate inventory. Interviews and recommends hiring of new clinical employees in conjunction with Practice Manager. Holds regular clinical staff meeting. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job-related hazards, and national patient safety goals. Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures/Certifications/Registrations Required: Graduate of an accredited Medical Assisting Program; School of Nursing and or health related field. Must have an MA certification from an approved institution (AAMA, AMT, NAHP, NCCT) or LPN, RN license. 5 years’ experience in direct patient interaction in a physician office setting. Supervisory experience preferred. Phlebotomy experience required. BLS certification (must be obtained within 90 days of hire). Computer skills preferred. Clinical Coordinator, Communication, Clinical Care Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.