Summary/objective
The clinical assistant provides clinical support in a high-volume practice of orthopedic surgeons. The position is responsible for a wide variety of clinical and clerical duties.
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Assists patients to/from clinic areas
- Assist physicians during office visits
- Scribe patient information into the EMR system
- Retrieve patient information from EMR system
- Conduct preliminary patient evaluations
- Communicate information with patients as directed by physician
- Provide appropriate patient education regarding injuries
- Manage and prioritize phone calls and electronic communication
- Schedule patient testing
- Obtain prior authorizations
Competencies (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to multi task effectively
- Highly organizedÂ
- Able and willing to handle high patient care volume on a daily basisÂ
Supervisory responsibilities - None
Work environment
- This position is performed in a typical, professional medical office setting
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