Med Off Asst-Rad Tech
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Job Description
Overview
Medical Assistant Smoky Mountain Orthopedics
Full Time 72 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift
Covenant Medical Group is Covenant Healths employed and managed medical practice organization with more than 300 top Physicians and providers spanning the continuum of care in 20 cities throughout East Tennessee. Specialties include cardiology cardiothoracic surgery cardiovascular surgery endocrinology gastroenterology general surgery infectious disease neurology neurosurgery obstetrics and gynecology occupational medicine orthopedic surgery physical medicine and rehabilitation primary care pulmonology reproductive medicine rheumatology sleep medicine and urology.
Position Summary:
Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients receiving treatments and examination according to established procedures. Performs routine diagnostic radiological procedures and support activities.
Responsibilities
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures objectives quality assurance program and safety standards.
- Performs radiographic examinations as licensed by certification.
- Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department such as evaluation results individualized treatment plans progress reports and other such reports.
- Maintains xray and other equipment in efficient operating order; performs preventative maintenance on a regularly scheduled basis; contacts outside service or clinical supervisor for major malfunctions.
- Directs patients to radiographic room; prepares and maintains rooms.
- Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations interdepartmental objectives and infection control policies.
- Prepares patients for scheduled procedures to assist in patient assessment. Accurately records history and performs basic triage procedures per policy.
- Retrieves initial basic condition of patients and reports to appropriate practitioner.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patients comfort and privacy.
- Assists physicians with examinations procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
- Maintains a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families during their visit.
- Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records. Maintains all required reports records statistics etc.
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and well maintained equipment.
- Inspects area daily for compliance with policies procedures regulations and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.
- Schedules all outside patient appointments per physician order and relays accurately to patients.
- Take calls from hospitals/ nursing homes and relays appropriate information to practitioner in a timely manner.
- Assures test results are received and relayed to patient in a timely manner.
- Completes medical orientation checklist.
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature inservice meetings and workshops.
- Attend meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
- Collaborate with the patient physician and other care team members as part of a team based approach to overall patient care.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
One (1) year experience in medical office setting
Licensure Requirement:
Certification by an approved school and current ARRT. Must complete and pass state testing requirements for full xray licensure. Must be currently licensed in the state of Tennessee as an Xray operator in an MD office (MXRT). CPR required.
Employment Type
Full-Time
