What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Healthcare Support Roles - No Experience Required position at MU Health Care?
Are you passionate about helping others and eager to start a rewarding career in healthcare? MU Health Care has exciting entry-level opportunities available, and no prior experience is required! Join our team and make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.
If you're unsure which role is the best fit for you at MU Health Care, this is your first stop. Apply here, and we'll guide you through finding the right position that matches your skills and interests, helping you start your journey with us on the right path.
ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE
MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 90 specialty clinics located throughout the region.
As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives.Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three year
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
- See a comprehensive list of benefitshere.
HOW TO APPLY
Ready to take the first step? Applying is easy! Follow these simple steps:
1. Submit Your Application: Fill out our online application form with your information
2. Fill out a Questionnaire: Upon completion of the application, a questionnaire will automatically be sent to your inbox so that we can understand your strengths and interests.
3. Speak with a Recruiter: Once we receive your application, a recruiter will reach out to discuss the range of available positions that match your interests and skills.
4. Get Connected with an Interview: Our recruiter will help schedule an interview to get you started on your healthcare career path.
AVAILABLE POSITIONS
Administrative and Clerical
- Patient Service Representative
Provides clerical support by assisting patients, families, and staff with scheduling, check-ins, phone calls, and medical record preparation, ensuring smooth operations and using strong guest relations and organizational skills.
- Patient Service Representative, Emergency Services
Handles patient registration in the Emergency Department, verifies insurance, processes high volumes of acutely ill patients, assists with Medicaid screening, and supports patient families, while ensuring accuracy and safety through best practice protocols and effective communication.
- Health Clerk
Provide clerical and administrative support within a healthcare unit, including answering phones, managing admissions and discharge paperwork, restocking supplies, monitoring call lights, and assisting with non-clinical patient safety tasks, while using positive communication skills and adhering to Patient Family Centered Care principles.
- Unit Clerk
Supports unit operations by answering call lights, assisting with emergencies, maintaining medical records, organizing supplies, and providing clerical support, while ensuring a courteous and orderly environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Allied Health
- Audiometric Technician
Provides customer service, assists with hearing tests, performs equipment maintenance, manages hearing aid orders and repairs, and instructs patients on proper hearing aid use, while maintaining patient records and clinic supplies.
- Clinical Laboratory Assistant I
Handles specimen processing, performs venipuncture, ensures lab standards are followed, helps with test orders, and communicates with different teams and departments.
- Neurodiagnostic Assistant
Assists with neurodiagnostic tests by explaining procedures, ensuring patient comfort, adapting methods for optimal results, maintaining equipment, and communicating important information to physicians, while also performing documentation, billing, and limited office tasks.
- Perioperative Assistant
Assists with perioperative tasks by preparing equipment and supplies, cleaning operating rooms, supporting anesthesia, transporting patients and materials, maintaining logs, and helping nurses with patient care.
- Rehabilitation Therapy Aide
Assists therapists during treatment sessions, prepares patients and treatment areas, cleans equipment, maintains inventory, and helps with the use of therapy equipment according to department guidelines.
- Sterile Processing Trainee
Cleans, assembles, and tests medical equipment, decontaminates instruments, operates washers and sterilizers, prepares case carts, handles chemicals safely, and logs equipment using computers, all while learning proper sterilization procedures and equipment handling.
Facilities Operations
- Culinary Associate
Perform a range of culinary tasks, including food preparation, cooking, serving, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness, while ensuring food safety, following infection control guidelines, and meeting patient and customer nutrition requirements.
- Environmental Services Technician
Perform a variety of cleaning and maintenance tasks within healthcare environments, ensuring infection control and safety standards are met while following hospital protocols, handling waste and soiled materials, and maintaining equipment and areas for inspection readiness.
- Nutrition Associate
Perform various food service activities in a healthcare setting, including patient tray delivery, food preparation, catering, cashiering, and maintaining food safety standards while following infection control protocols and ensuring proper nutrition care and confidentiality.
- Patient Transport
Assist patients by transferring them between beds, stretchers, or wheelchairs and transporting them to tests, transfers, and discharges, ensuring their comfort and safety throughout the process.
Nursing and Nursing Support
- Nurse Tech- Inpatient
Assist patients with transfers between beds, stretchers, or wheelchairs, support their feeding needs, perform hygiene care, position changes, and non-sterile dressing changes, respond promptly to call lights, and ensure their needs are met using positive guest relations skills, while obtaining and documenting vital signs, intake, output, and other essential information.
Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Technician, Acute Care
In a hospital setting, assist patients by preparing, dispensing, and distributing medications, compounding sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, conducting quality assurance inspections, and maintaining drug inventory under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Pharmacy Technician, Outpatient
In an outpatient/clinic setting, assist patients by preparing, dispensing, and distributing medications, handling prescription data entry, adjudicating insurance claims, offering patient counseling, and performing point-of-sale transactions under the supervision of a pharmacist.
The roles listed vary in experience and qualifications, with some positions requiring a high school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. Many roles offer opportunities for further training and certification during employment, ensuring employees can grow and develop within the organization. These roles may offer part-time, full-time, or PRN (as needed) positions based on department's staffing needs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands for each position vary based on the specific role and department. Applicants should review the physical requirements for individual positions they are interested in after speaking with a recruiter. If you have questions about the physical expectations of a specific job, our recruitment team can provide additional details.
Please note that applying to this general posting does not guarantee consideration for all available positions. Applicants must submit separate applications for each specific role they wish to be considered for, after discussing options with the recruiter.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.
The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo
