Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of Physician
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, and records information on patients' charts.
Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment.
Hands instruments and materials to doctor as directed.
Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
Inventories and orders medical supplies and materials.
Operates x-ray, electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test or calls medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests.
Gives injections or treatments, and performs routine laboratory tests.
Schedules appointments, receives money for bills, keeps x-ray and other medical records, performs secretarial tasks, and completes insurance forms.
Keys data into computer to maintain office and patient records.
Keeps billing records, enters financial transactions into bookkeeping ledgers, and computes and mails monthly statements to patients.
Answers phones for the office area, routing calls, taking and delivering messages as needed.
Maintains moderately complex indexes and files
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
Six (6) months related experience and/or training.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group settings.
Ability to work with a team of inmates and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.