at SIU Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
Employees in this title typically perform a variety of clinical and clerical support tasks in an outpatient clinic, under the direction of medical staff. Under the direction of licensed healthcare professionals, enters orders into the health record systems for purposes of creating records for meeting the standards and objectives for Electronic Health Records (EHR) as consistent with Meaningful Use core guidelines &/or similar regulations.
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Examples of Duties
maintains medical records in Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, reviews and prepares EHR to ensure completeness prior to patient exam, obtains missing documentation; documents medical visits, observations, and related activities;
performs direct patient care tasks such as the following:
responds to patient telephone inquiries giving factual information according to the nature of the question; secures patient information about illness and health problems
greets patient, checks appointment, updates patient information, demographics and insurance cards, and makes sure the patient's medical records are available to the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers
escorts or arranges to have patient escorted to examination or treatment room
completes and records patient's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, measures baby's head circumference and other data on appropriate medical chart
discusses with the patient the reason for his/her visit and records symptoms on the chart
administers basic tests as designated by healthcare provider, such as EKG, spirometry, pulse oximetry, ear wash, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), etc.
administers approved injections per appropriate protocol
instructs the patient in certain aspects of health care as directed by the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers
relays information to the patient regarding preparation for various types of exams and the location of laboratories, pharmacy, and other treatment areas
assists physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers with conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, e.g., drapes patient for exams and treatments, sets up treatment tray to be used in an examination, holds and hands various instruments to the doctor, adjusts lights or treatment tables, procures proper IUD for patient insertion, applies or removes simple bandages or dressings, and removes stitches and/or staples after the site has been inspected by a physician, nurse practitioner, other healthcare providers or a clinic nurse;
performs in-direct patient care tasks such as the following:
Per institutional direction, writes and/or enters orders into the EHR, following doctors' orders, requisitions of laboratory tests and procedures, such as medicines, laboratory, and radiology
dispatches messages to other departments and makes appointments for patients requiring services in other departments or healthcare facilities, as requested by the medical staff
collects and prepares patients' specimens and returns them to the laboratory for analysis; also provides necessary follow-up work, such as checking on test results
collects and bags soiled linen in the examining room; sets-up procedure rooms
cleans and sterilizes equipment and supplies and maintains appropriate cleaning logs per appropriate protocol
receives new supplies from supply source; checks supplies delivered against request for shortages and breakage; records errors or damages detected; places items in proper storage location in supply room; stocks examining rooms, insuring that appropriate medications and supplies are available at all times
obtains pre-authorizations and referrals
participates or assists with initiatives to promote effective process design, development and implementation of EHR and other technologies; participates in improvement projects and on assigned committees;
performs clerical duties such as the following:
maintains patient files, medical records, treatment records, and laboratory results; completes patient charts as prescribed by physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers
maintains records of monetary charges to patients and forwards them to the business office
compiles periodic statistical reports from records and other data, such as clinic attendance, the number of patients seen by each doctor, and the discharge service analysis
works with clerical support staff in sending out questionnaires, completing forms and organizing form letters to be sent out
provides routine request for patient information when the material is immediately available in the record, e.g., extraction of simple phrases and... For full info follow application link.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
