Clinical Assistant
Clinical Assistant
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Job Description
Company Overview
Urology of Virginia (UVA) has a long history of providing comprehensive and quality care to the entire Hampton Roads region including northeastern North Carolina. Our clinical care team consists of board certified urologists most of whom are fellowship trained nationally recognized awarded and published. Working in a team based environment our mission is to help patients optimize their urological health.
Job Overview
We are seeking a professional and experienced Clinical Assistant who will perform a variety of clinical tasks for a physician as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures that exam rooms are prepped cleaned and stocked in preparation for patients and between patients as required. Preps patient charts as required for appointments
- Preps patients for any in office procedures and assists providers as necessary with exams treatments and testing. As well as performs necessary procedures as required (phlebotomy bladder scans catheter changes etc.
- Collect and properly label all necessary lab specimens to include but not limited to blood urine and biopsy tissue
- Perform CLIA waved laboratory testing strictly adhering to the policies and guidelines established by UVA and the practice
- Effectively uses necessary PPE as appropriate and abides by safe handling and disposal protocols of medical equipment and materials
- Provide patient education and training as needed to include by not limited to self catheterization bladder irrigations preop instructions and postop care
- Utilizes electronic medical records for documentation and charting all patient information to include but not limited to phone encounters appointment scheduling lab results provider orders etc.
- Cover phones for patient triage for prescription refills appointment scheduling and other duties related to aiding in patient care and treatment by answering documenting and routing when appropriate all incoming patient calls
- Obtains authorizations and precertifications for clinical treatments exams diagnostic testing and prescriptions as required per the patients health plan
Required License/Experience/Skills
- Certification as a Medical Assistant or equivalent
- Successful completion of secondary education in medical assisting or other nursing related field of study
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment
- Excellent customer service skills
Equal employment opportunity for all is a very important philosophy for our practice. We will evaluate all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion national origin sex age nondisqualifying disability history of military service genetic information or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices including but not limited to recruitment employment assignments promotions reassignments or transfers disciplinary matters establishment of rates of pay or other compensation and selection for training programs.
Employment Type
Full Time
