Clinical Assistant

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** Clinical Assistant
** locations

Detroit, MI    time type

Full time    posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago    job requisition idR-101383    
* Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.
* With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.
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* Job Summary:

**** The Wayne Health Mobile Units represent the future of healthcare, providing ‘care your way, where you live and work,’ with the long-term goal of improving population health outcomes. The Wayne Health Mobile Units deliver an ever-expanding menu of health care and social services directly to neighborhoods or places of employment.
The Clinical Assistant is a medical professional that assists the Clinical Lead or Charge Registered Nurse with medical procedures and registration while ensuring high level of patient care.
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* Job Description:

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* Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Provides excellent customer service to deliver a positive patient and family experience, identifies and responds to any additional patient needs in a courteous and timely manner
* Treats others with care and respect while maintaining privacy and confidentiality at all times
* Collects (and updates as needed) patient demographics, insurance information, physician referrals and other check-in procedures according to defined protocols
* Schedules patient appointments according to defined protocols
* Maintains a safe and clean work area (indoors and outdoors) at Mobile Health Unit sites
* Travels to multiple Mobile Health Unit sites to conduct health screening events.
* While working in teams, manually distributes paper flyers via walking to communicate and educate public about Mobile Health Unit services
* Administers Social Determinates of Health questionnaire
* Assists patients in accessing health and community resources
* Completes patient intake including obtaining medical histories, vitals, test results, and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality
* Prepares patients for clinical examination and assists practitioners with medical procedures and other patient care
* Administers vaccines and medications while following the 2-Step Medication verification process.
* Provides clinical services to home bound patients and their caregivers in their homes
* Works as a team to ensure that all tasks associated with setting up/tearing down and patient-care related activities are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
* Other duties as assigned
** Education,

Licensure/Certification ,  and Training Required for the Job:
*** Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Patient Care Tech
* Experience in Mobile Health Unit preferred
* 1-2 years of experience in a healthcare setting
* Valid Driver’s License
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* Skills and Abilities

Required:

*** Ability to use computer and software programs and systems
* Progressive inventory experience preferably in a health care environment
* Ability to drive a cargo van/RV
* Ability to adapt to working in outdoor elements, rain, snow, heat, in compliance with the departments Weather Policy.
* Ability to frequently lift and move Mobile Health Unit equipment weighing up to 40 lbs
* Ability to walk and/or stand for long periods of time
** Safety Requirements:
*** Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures
** Working Conditions/Schedules:
*** 40-hour workweek, hours and days (some weekends included) to be determined by the business needs of the department. Additional hours may be required. Must be able to work in a mobile unit environment with occasional onsite office hours.

Wayne Health  is an  EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability
Employer
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