Practice Assistant, Wilmington Pediatrics - Per Diem

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

Job Description:

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.

Location: Wilmington Pediatrics

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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

• Assisting with examinations and procedures

• Administering treatments as ordered by the provider

• Utilizing and transporting equipment

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

• Nursing Assistant/Medical Assistant experience preferred

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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