What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Aide position at CareNational?
Patient Care Aide
Overland Park, KS
**This is a temporary position expected to last 4-5 months!**
**Will be working 28-38 hours per week**
POSITION SUMMARY:
The patient care aide (PCA) will work in an enhanced capacity to drive significant clinical and operational efficiencies at the practice level. Under the supervision of a clinic Health Services Supervisor, with day-to-day direction from the clinic Provider, the PCA will focus on appointment management, workflow optimization & support, and enable growth, while also providing direct patient care based on state regulations and clinic scope.
Overland Park, KS
**This is a temporary position expected to last 4-5 months!**
**Will be working 28-38 hours per week**
POSITION SUMMARY:
The patient care aide (PCA) will work in an enhanced capacity to drive significant clinical and operational efficiencies at the practice level. Under the supervision of a clinic Health Services Supervisor, with day-to-day direction from the clinic Provider, the PCA will focus on appointment management, workflow optimization & support, and enable growth, while also providing direct patient care based on state regulations and clinic scope.
- Patient Care
- Assist with managing patients in the waiting space and level set wait time expectations.
- Assist with patient registration and answer questions regarding clinic services.
- Act as a chaperone if a patient or provider in the primary exam room requests one.
- Room patients including taking vital signs and documenting demographics, insurance, medical history, medications, allergies, vital signs and point of care test results and vaccines in the electronic medical record.
- Perform point of care testing for strep, flu, COVID, urine pregnancy and any other tests depending on clinic scope of practice
- Will complete a clinic certification process that will allow for vaccine administration in states allowed based on clinic scope of practice
- Clinic Environment
- Maintain clinic rooms and waiting area so they are clean, uncluttered, and ready for patient care.
- Ordering and maintaining adequate supplies for the clinic.
- Additional Duties
- Perform additional medical services under the supervision of a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate, such as obtain vital signs, document in electronic health record, and assist with procedures.
- Perform administrative tasks such as inventory management, patient call backs, equipment cleaning, document management and compliance tasks, etc.
| Education: The PCA has a High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED) |
| Experience: recent previous health care experience or recent completion of a program such as: CNA, MA, EMT, PCT, Pharmacy Technician, Nursing Student who has completed fundamentals with clinical component, military medic program, medical student |
| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
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Licensure/Certifications: The PCA must have current BLS certification (healthcare CPR course) *This role may not fulfill recertification requirements for certain designations |
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