What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ambulatory Support Assistant - Part Time position at Geisinger?
- Provides patient care as directed by the registered nurse in meeting the multidisciplinary plan of care established for each patient.
- Provides or assists patients with activities of daily living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care.
- Assists in problem solving and troubleshooting in the care and maintenance of equipment and assists in ensuring adequate supplies are available on the unit.
- Provides Point of care testing with patients including glucose and urine pregnancy testing when needed.
- Provides one-to-one patient safety watch as assigned following established policy and procedures.
- Completes clerical responsibilities for task completion based on ability and training.
- Responsible for checking patients in for appointments and accurately verifying demographics.
- Assures all check-in procedures are completed, and monitors patient waiting times, communicating changes to the patient as necessary.
- Reads and interprets insurance responses.
- Understands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter.
- Ensures patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information, obtains necessary legal and financial signatures.
- Communicates the purpose of and completes all necessary regulatory forms with patient.
- Abides by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality and patient rights.
- Maintain productivity and quality performance expectations.
- Must maintain high regard for confidentiality.
Work is performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Qualifications:
Schedule:
Minimum of 20 hours per week
Part-time, working 2-3 days per week during standard business hours (Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM).
Benefit Highlights:
- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance