Physical Therapy Assistant - $20+ per hour

Detroit Medical Center is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant for a job in Detroit, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Physical Therapy Assistant
• Discipline : Therapy
• Duration : Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift : 8 hours, days
• Employment Type : Staff

$2,500 Sign on Bonus, with required relevant experience

Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular.

Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI.

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center.

Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.

Summary / Description

NOTE : Refer to Medical Office Assistant Scope of Practice addendum, attached.

Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, performs the duties of a Medical Assistant and Patient Services Assistant for assigned area.

Greets visitors, registers patients, contacts various insurance providers and schedules patients according to established guidelines.

Assist physician or physician extender with patient examination by preparing exam room, taking vital signs, assisting during exam, etc.

• Greets visitors, answers telephones and directs calls and visitors to appropriate place or person.
• Registers patients for outpatient services. Obtains necessary demographic, insurance and related data according to policies and procedures.
• Contacts various insurance providers to determine benefit levels and patient co-pays, as needed. Collected and posts payments and prepares daily deposits for monies received.
• Pulls and prepares patient charts prior to appointment. Files notes, prescriptions, face sheets and other documentation in medical record.

Copies and releases medical record information, as needed.

• Assists physician with patient examinations by preparing exam room, helping to move or position patients for procedures, handling instruments, etc.
• Takes vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure and weight. Documents patient’s reason for visit and vital signs in patient’s chart.
• May perform any of the following medical procedures : giving non-intravenous injections, venipuncture, performing EKG’s, assisting with stress tests, routine x-rays, PFT’s, and other related activities.
• Obtains referrals and schedules patient’s appointments or procedures according to guidelines.
• Enters, reviews, researches and corrects computerized records of patient billing information. Provides billing company with companies of all payments and rejections.
• Performs various other support duties such as preparing laboratory slips or statistical data, typing various correspondence, training new personnel, etc.
• Follows established policies and procedures to meet minimum like safety standards of JCAHO / OSHA. Actively participates in all safety training including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and annual safety training.

Skills Required

• Analytical ability necessary to handle patient problems, review and verify insurance information, research billing problems and compile data for statistical reports.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, physicians and other personnel.
• Some mental / visual strain due to posting of payments, reviewing insurance information, etc.
• Technical knowledge of blood pressure techniques.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduation from a school of practical nursing ... OR ...
• Completion of one of the following :
• PCA / PCT Program
• Nurse Assistant Program or equivalent training.
• Medical Assistant Program, or six months of experience in a doctor’s office or related area performing Medical Assistant duties.
• Phlebotomy training program. Six months direct patient care experience, preferred.
• One year of previous experience performing Medical Assistant or Patient Care Associate duties.
• One year of previous experience performing medical office clerical (e.g. insurance verification, authorizations, medical billing, EMR usage) duties in a doctor’s office or related area.
• Medical Assistant certification preferred.

Job : Phlebotomy / Blood / Medical Asst Primary Location : Detroit, Michigan Facility : DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Job Type : Part Time Shift Type : Days

Detroit Medical Center Job ID #4369-2406001981-1. Posted job title : Medical Office Assistant Ambulatory Ortho PT Days Sign on Bonus available

About Detroit Medical Center

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is the leading academically integrated hospital system in Metro Detroit, and one of the largest health care providers in Southeast Michigan.

During our 150+ years of caring for the community, we have been recognized nationally with top awards in many aspects of hospital operations and patient care.

The DMC is able to achieve these awards because of our exceptional employees.

The Detroit Medical Center is one the largest academic medical centers in the United States, with a long and rich history of medical education, for more than 100 years.

We train more physicians than any other hospital in Detroit.

Our evidence-based approach inspires confidence and spurs innovation. It ensures that we are making treatment decisions based on our experience, on the best available research and our understanding of each patient as an individual.

Our commitment to our patients

Our commitment to patient care and improving patient outcomes is part of everything we do. It’s our mission. It’s our promise to every patient and every family who entrusts their care to us.

To meet the needs of our community, we operate 8 hospitals and more than 140 clinics and outpatient facilities across southeast Michigan, including a nationally recognized dedicated pediatric hospital (Children’s Hospital of Michigan) as well as a nationally recognized rehabilitation hospital (Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan).

We offer an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment. Knowing that we are better together, our teams are highly collaborative and integrated to deliver the high quality and compassionate care our patients expect and deserve.

Staff members have a voice in forming our culture; one that is often referred to as my forever family and colleagues who have my back .

The DMC has a proud legacy of caring for the people and the families that call Metro Detroit home; they’re our neighbors, our friends, and our community.

That’s why the DMC serves everyone in the community who needs us; no one gets turned away who comes to us for care. From local food drives to our long-standing commitment to educate and empower our community towards better health, you can count on the DMC.

There’s a spirit of caring and togetherness that you will experience when you join the DMC family. We are a community build on care.

At the DMC, we are committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this web site, please contact the DMC facility where the position is available, for further assistance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual disability.

Employee Benefits

At the DMC, health and well-being are important to us, so we provide a range of benefits and options to help meet the needs of all eligible employees.

In addition to a range of healthcare plans, including higher and lower deductible options, we offer dental, vision and an employee assistance plan.

Basic life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance are provided for free to eligible plan members. Employees can also choose to participate in one of several supplemental life insurance and / or disability plans, a legal services plan and an identity protection plan.

For those employees who are looking for support to care for family members, we also offer child and elder care programs.

To help employees prepare for retirement, we offer a 401K savings plan, and an employee discount plan that includes discounts for a wide variety of products, including auto and home insurance and mobile plans.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Employee assistance programs
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Sign-On bonus
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