What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN, General Surgery, Trauma position at Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.A.?
The Clinical Assistant is responsible for assisting the physicians in all areas of treatment by providing patients with compassionate high quality surgical care. General Surgery experience is required in this role. The Clinical Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
- Work closely with Trauma and Acute Care Providers to ensure hospital patients are appropriately followed.
- Escort each patient to an exam room, review patient’s medical history and reason for visit.
- Take patient’s vital signs reconcile medications and allergies during every office visit
- Assist physician(s) with in-office procedures.
- Obtain consent forms for all office procedures.
- Triage patient telephone calls and act according to your scope . Document your conversation with the patient in the E H R telephone template for physician’s review and approval.
- Coordinate follow-up care with SSC practitioners and outside providers.
- Send Sur-master document to referring physician.
- Ensure specimens are properly labeled and transported to the appropriate laboratory
- Coordinate scheduling of radiology orders / scans.
- Coordinate completion of FMLA, insurance, and disability forms for patient and scan to the patient’s chart.
- Call surgical patients post operatively to ensure that patient is doing well and to answer any questions they may have in regard to their care.Document the conversation with the patient in the E H R telephone template for physician’s review and approval.
- Monitor physician’s PAQ.
- Clean and stock room at the end of the day of each physician’s office.
- Soak instruments, package instruments for autoclave, run autoclave.
- Empty bio-hazardous cans as needed.
- Acknowledgement and willingness to work in other locations as may be needed from time to time.
- Follow company policies, OSHA and HIPAA standards and guidelines.
- Perform strategic and tactical functions and will do whatever is required to model outstanding customer service toward our patients, clients and staff.
Agree to promote and adhere to SSC core values:
- Trust
- Respect
- Integrity
- Clear Communications
- Collaboration
- Sign On Bonus Eligible After 90-Days of Successful Employment, along with other Policy Guidelines.
