Orthopedic Technician/Medical Assistant Float

Description

ORTHOPEDIC TECHNICIAN POSITION OVERVIEW:

Orthopedic technician completes a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for patients and staff as well as provides 

assistance to physicians and as appropriate, provides back up for other staff members by performing the following duties.  

MEDICAL ASSISTANT POSITION OVERVIEW:

Working side by side with orthopedic surgeons in an engaging environment.  You'll learn more about healthcare, processes, and build your skillsets working with other team members as we build and maintain a safe, fun work environment. This role is responsible for assisting physicians with basic patient care and providing unparalleled customer service to patients while adhering to established protocols, processes and volume without ever compromising quality. 

This is a float role, so the ideal candidate would be able to cover any physician clinic where needed. They would, also, be covering the Ortho tech position as needed. 

ORTHOPEDIC TECHNICIAN ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs patient education, answer questions as necessary 
• Applies splints, casts, and DME for patient treatment per physician orders 
• Handling of sharps, suture/stable removal 
• Answers patient telephone calls regarding questions about casts/splints/DME
• Orders Durable Medical Equipment and completes all paperwork for billing
• Stocks clinical supplies in exam rooms and cast room 
• Abide by all OSHA and HIPAA regulations and guidelines 
• Fill in for Medical Assistants as needed 
• General office and clinical duties as needed 

MEDICAL ASSISTANT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepares patient for examination and procedures 
• Ensure all initial consultations, pertinent notes, lab slips, radiology and pathology reports are entered in the patient’s file and available to the physician prior to patient arrival 
• Obtain and document patient history and chief complaint, and prepare them for the office visit by taking and documenting the patient’s vitals 
• Prepare all medication prescriptions, physical therapy orders, diagnostic testing orders and others in accordance with the physician’s direction 
• Provide patient education with regards to office policies, medications, management of pain/injury/disease, home treatments and special diets using appropriate medical terminology as directed by the physician 
• Ensure all consent forms are completed, signed and filed 
• Respond to patient / physician / pharmacy calls calls/messages and assist with their needs 
• Coordinate patient care with team members 
• Communicate physician referral requests to referral staff for processing 
• Assist in obtaining any necessary insurance authorizations for the patient’s treatment 
• Schedule surgery appointments 
• Assist physician with office visit coding 
• Complete, send and answer questions regarding surgery paperwork 
• Some travel between our Tech Center and Aurora offices
• Other duties as assigned 

SALARY & BENEFITS:

$25/Hour

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance within 60 days of employment
• Generous PTO package and paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance and long term disability insurance
• Ability to purchase accident insurance, short and long-term disability insurance.
• Opportunities for internal training and development
• Annual stipend for continuing education in certain positions
• Retirement Plan eligibility after one year of service with eligibility in company profit sharing
• Monday – Friday work schedules

Requirements

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND ORTHO TECH REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Strong focus on patient quality and customer service; kindness and understanding of being a patient and the journey involved
• Excellent follow through to see tasks to completion 
• Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills 
• Possesses a high degree of self-motivation and produces high quality work with minimal supervision 

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND ORTHO TECH DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Experience with electronic medical records is preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of Allscripts EMR is a plus

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND ORTHO TECH WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Typical clinical office and exam/procedure room environment.  
• Frequent standing, typing, and reading and entering patient information
• Ability to file and track documents and data, both in written and electronic form 
• Able to