Job Summary

• Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties.

General Accountabilities

• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following the standard operating procedures of UrgenCare
• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations.
• Cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations.
• Interviews patients to obtain their medical history.
• Records patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical files.
• Performs routine screening tests, such as height and weight measurements and blood pressure checks.
• Obtain rapid testing including strep, flu, RSV, covid, urinalysis, etc.
• Draws blood, removes sutures, changes dressings.
• Administer medications and vaccines ordered by the provider once properly trained and under appropriate supervision
• Maintains supplies and equipment. Communicate with assigned inventory manager when supplies are low.
• Cleans and sterilizes medical equipment and instruments.
• Properly disposes of contaminated supplies.
• Assists physicians during examination by handing over instruments and materials.
• Review providers imaging orders and prepare patient for radiologic procedures.
• Provide verbal and/or written instructions to assist patients in positioning body parts for imaging
• Positions x-ray equipment and adjusts controls to set exposure factors, such as time and distance.
• Uses beam-restrictive devices and patient-shielding techniques to minimize radiation exposure to patient and staff.
• Positions patient on examining table and adjusts equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by provider.
• Processes exposed radiographs using computer generated methods
• Inform practice manager or supervisor immediately of any equipment malfunctions
•  Maintain adequate radiologic supplies
• Perform administrative duties such as producing disc of imaging studies for other outpatient visits, labeling films, and communicating with the radiologist when necessary

Job Qualifications

• Experience: 1-2 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Licenses/Certifications: CPR and first aid certification required; certification as a medical assistant (CMA) preferred

Skills

• Team player                                                                            
• Organized
• Social perceptiveness
• Motivated
• Medical Terminology
• Customer Service
• Detail oriented