Clinical Services Associate

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Clinical Practices of University of Pennsylvania (PSP)

Cancer Center Valley Forge

Penn Medicine Valley Forge- 1001 Chesterbrook Blvd

Per Departmental Needs – Full Time

• Please upload your Medical Assistant Diploma, Medical Assistant Certificate, and BLS certification card with application.

The Clinical Services Associates (CSA) (MEDICAL ASSISTANT) assists the practice manager and physicians in maintaining a patient/customer focus, supports the delivery of high-quality care, shares a passion for patient and customer centered care, and assists in meeting or exceeding patient satisfaction and financial/operational targets. The CSA supports the practice by performing clinical and administrative duties as a Medical Assistant and as a Patient Services Associate.

The practice will determine, based on operational needs, how much time will be spent in each capacity (MA and PSA).

Are you looking for an organization that actively supports your career growth? ... through our generous tuition benefit as well as our commitment to promoting from within Penn Medicine sees more than 30% of our employee’s secure advancement opportunities into roles such as a Clinical Services Coordinator, Nurses, and Practice Managers just to name a few!

• Penn Medicine employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package to include generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• And health insurance premiums which have remained flat for 5 years!
• through our generous tuition benefit as well as our commitment to promoting from within Penn Medicine sees more than 30% of our employee’s secure advancement opportunities into roles such as a Clinical Services Coordinator, Nurses, and Practice Managers just to name a few!
• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.
• Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy.

• Promptly rooms patients, using EMR to alert provider that patient is ready: reviews past medical, surgical, family, smoking history, allergies, medications; notes corrections in EMR, notes medication refills needed for the physician to review, initiates self-management goal setting where appropriate, obtains patient’s vital signs and documents in EMR, prepares chart for patient visit, understands insurance restrictions for lab work, referral needs, precertification requirements, etc.
• Observes patient condition and communicates any abnormal data or changes to provider.
• Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, undressing, preparing for the exam, remains in exam room when necessary/requested.
• Specimen management: obtain specimens for testing if applicable (including performing phlebotomy and anterior nares nasal swab collections), performs laboratory and screening tests, records results in EMR and reconciles with logs where appropriate, documents and reports findings to providers, performs all quality controls as per Point of Care Testing guidelines, prepares specimens for transport as necessary.
• Performs EKGs and other outpatient screening tests as per MD order and after properly preparing the patient; accurately documents result in EMR.
• Assists with minor surgical procedures by handing instruments, maintaining sterile field, positioning of patient and other duties within scope of responsibility. Functions as a witness for procedural consents if required.
• Responds appropriately to emergency/code situations.
• CCA CSAs, if applicable as per regulatory guidelines administers prescribed medications, gives injections and vaccines; reads PPD results, under the direction of the provider/orders and documents in EMR.
• Demonstrates competence in the observation, treatment, and care of the specific patients…