Practice Assistant

Practice Assistant

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Under the general supervision of the Director of Site Operations, Practice Development Operations Manager or Site Manager provides direct and indirect care to a specified group of patients in a variety of healthcare settings. Practice Assistants work in collaboration with the physician(s), or other health care provider(s), other ambulatory support staff within the department, and with other disciplines, to support patient care.

Job Description :

Essential Duties & Responsibilities : including but not limited to :

I. Clinical Considerations and Decision Making : Ways in which Practice Assistants come to understand the problems, issues or concerns of patients / families, to attend to relevant / critical information and to respond in concerned and involved ways.

• Accountable for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients / families.
• Participates in a culturally competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected outcomes, and addresses preventative measures.
• Delivers care that is specific to the age of the patient.
• Cares for patients as delegated by the provider, RN or LPN
• Contributes information provided by the patient or family for the assessment of health status.
• Evaluates outcomes of interventions within their scope and follows directions on a modified plan of care.
• Provides patient care by : - Providing necessary physical care to appropriate patient populations - Utilizing and transporting equipment - Administering treatments as ordered by the provider - Assisting with examinations and procedures

II. Collaborative Relationship : Collaborates, cooperates, and communicates with other health care personnel to ensure quality and continuity of care.

III. Clinical Guidance : The Practice Assistant, within the scope of his / her practice, is responsible for the nature and quality of care they provide for patients.

Clinical :

Administrative / Clerical :

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : 1. High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.

Licensure, Certification, Registration : None

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities :

Experience : One year of experience working in the Health Care Field or, related experience gained through medical education.