CLINICAL COORDINATOR

Summary: This “hands on” position is responsible for ensuring Patient Care Excellence by providing clinical support and coordinating the operations of a specific physician when performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates physician or institute activities and maintains physician daily schedule.
• Escort Patient to exam room and prepare for physical evaluation by obtaining vital signs.
• Conduct patient interview to obtain medical history including past medical and surgical history, allergies and present condition.
• Review patient chart for completeness and accuracy by ensuring all pertinent studies/diagnostics are available and last physician note is in chart.
• Display MRI films or other studies brought by patient for office visit.
• Assist physician with procedures
• Assist patients with mobility.
• Provide wheelchair and help patient to next area as needed.
• Implements, and evaluates organization policies, goals, and objectives.
• Coordinates institute activities to ensure patient care and efficiency of service.
• Directs the nursing assessment of all patients.
• Participates in the development and modifications of clinical policies.
• Participates in infection control, discharge planning, utilization review, case management, and quality assessment activities and analysis.
• Interprets and enforces department and institution policies.
• Maintains patients' clinical records.
• Inspects rooms for cleanliness.
• Meets with physician and keeps informed of special orders concerning patients.
• Investigates and resolves complaints, or refers unusual problems to superior.
• Answers telephone within three rings, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
• Other duties may be assigned. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with our without notice.

Qualifications:

• Formal training as a Medical Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Certifications:
• Act 34 PA Criminal Background
• Act 151 PA Child Abuse History
• Act 114 FBI Cogent Clearance Fingerprinting
• Prior medical office experience including surgical and office scheduling and patient education
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with physicians and other team members
• Computer literate
• Casting experience preferred, but not required
• May be required to work until 6:00 pm on occasion
• Electronic Medical Records experience preferred