Clinical Assistant- Guthrie Cancer Center- Per Diem (Corning)

Position Summary :

Assists in all aspects of office operations to include reception, patient interaction, scheduling patients, venipuncture for labs, and patient vital signs. Assigning ICD10 codes to patient charts, working with reimbursement programs and precertifications for drugs, testing and treatments.

Education, License & Cert :

Graduate of an approved clinical / medical assisting program or High School Diploma with prior clinical assistance experience. Basic Life Support encouraged but not required.

Experience :

Prior experience as a clinical assistant preferred or experience with patient care in or outside of the office setting.

Essential Functions :

• 1. Supports providers, nurses, and other cancer center staff with patient care. - a. Directs patients to and from examining room and prepares patients for examination by provider and follow up infusion as required.
• b. Obtains vital signs, heights, and weights and documents in correct patient charts.
• 2. Performs routine phlebotomies on patients scheduled for lab work. - a. Obtains labs and results and promptly gets them to ordering provider. b. Performs good infection control practices.
• 3. Maintains patient charts and ensures appropriate documentation. - a. Ensures all documentation is complete in patients charts.
• b. Helps answer telephone calls from patients, directs calls as needed, and documents call and intervention in patient chart.
• 4. Ensures appropriate stock of supplies, equipment, and linen in patient exam rooms. - a. Stocks exam rooms and medication room with supplies.
• b. Distributes laundry daily to exam rooms and changing area.
• 5. Obtains preauthorization on medication, procedures, and testing as required. - a. Ensures authorization is completed on all required testing and medication prior to date of medication, procedure, or test.

Other Duties :

Other duties as assigned.

The pay ranges from $17.00-$25.16 per hour