Bilingual Clinical Assistant, Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics

The Bilingual Clinical Assistant, Pediatrics will:

• Complete required clinical duties when patient is seen at time of visit.
• Set up and assists as necessary with procedures and coordinates any special testing or procedures.
• Track patient results in accordance with the practice criteria.
• Be knowledgeable of emergency procedures. Verbalize knowledge of location and use of emergency equipment and able to demonstrate procedures to assure patient safety in emergent situations and disaster plan.
• Ensures smooth flow of Department by maintaining orderliness.
• Provide for patient safety.
• Report all necessary information and/or unusual occurrences in accordance with documented policy and procedure.
• Participate in Quality Assurance activities, including implementation of changes based on QA or nationally recognized recommendations.
• Assist with front desk duties prepares charts, file, answers phones, make appointments when clinical duties are complete, or when asked by manager.
• Develop and maintains good human relations skills.
• Transport medications, blood products, specimen and urine samples to and from the Pharmacy, Blood Bank, Lab and Infusion Center.
• Properly prepare the waste for Stericycle pickup.
• Order food for patients in Cater track and orders medical supplies in McKesson.
• Log all temperatures for the blanket warmer and medication refrigerator and reports all discrepancies to the manager.
• Keep the patient area sanitized by cleaning the IV pumps and chairs between patients.
• Assist the nurses with the overall care of the patients.

Requirements:

• Medical terminology and data entry experience.
• Successful completion of Nursing Assistant training or Certified Medical Assistant training.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm and may be evening hours.
Possible travel for coverage to Hoboken, Freehold, South Plainfield and New Brunswick clinics. Mileage reimbursement is offered for Hoboken site coverage. 

Grade 112