Description
Reports To: Nurse Manager
Employee Status: Non- Exempt (Regarding Overtime)
Position Summary: Under general supervision, but in line with established PC&HC policies and Procedures perform clinical tasks to keep the practitioners and providers flow of patients running smoothly. Perform limited scope x-ray.
Essential Functions
- Represent PC&HC to patients/visitors in a caring, courteous, and professional manner.
- Provide prompt, efficient and accurate patient care.
- Prepare x-ray room for use and sterilizes equipment and supplies.
- Conduct daily health center room clean-up
- Assist provider with procedures and patient care.
- Perform EKG, venipuncture, suture removal, splinting, breathing treatment, immunizations, audiometry test, etc.
- Provide patient education as warranted communicating laboratory and diagnostic testing results by phone and mail.
- Utilize eclinical software for patient records.
- Triage calls for provider to include determining emergencies, identifying symptoms, using discretion for work in appointments and refilling routine prescriptions after reviewing medical chart.
- Maintain quality monitoring logs; i.e.; refrigerator, lab test, immunizations, lab inventory and stocking of supplies.
- Check equipment functionality and controls.
- Prepare patient for radiologic procedure, including explanation of process.
- Take all necessary protective precautions, including, but not limited to, vests and protective gloves to avoid exposure.
- Operate x-ray machine by performing limited scope x-ray.
- Maintain and handle x-ray equipment appropriately.
- Improve the patient experience and health care processes and help assure the provision of high quality health care, as well as an ongoing process of performance improvement.
- Complete all required paperwork.
- Plan and organize work load to maintain efficient patient operations in the Health Center.
- Maintain a strong patient focus while working collaboratively within the teams multiple demands and patient needs.
- Treat all patient information confidentially and in accordance with established guidelines.
- Perform all other duties as required or assigned.
Requirements
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.
- Must be Licensed in X-Ray with ARRT, and state license
- Must maintain current and valid x-ray license.
- Must maintain a CPR Certification.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds/ walk and/or stand for up to ten hour shifts-bend or stoop throughout shift
- Must have computer skills
- Must follow all HIPAA and OSHA requirements.
- Must be supportive of our mission in order to provide healthcare to the underinsured and uninsured.