Patient Care Technician I, Full Time, Gastroenterology, Morristown

Responsible for assisting doctors/nursing staff in ensuring that the basic needs of each patient are met. Daily tasks might include things like scheduling office visits, rooming the Patient and doing vital signs.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Handles patient intake, updates medical records, and administers appropriate screening tools.
2. Rooming and taking and recording vital signs.
3. Assists with walk-in and scheduled clinic visits, ensures verification and recording of clinical data and adherence to quality standards.
4. Monitors environment for compliance with continual accreditation readiness and evaluates practice schedule for changes or updates.
5. Guides patients through the health care system and helps patients arrive at scheduled appointments on time.
6. Provides emotional support related to the patient's clinical situation in accordance with the patient's plan of care.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required:
1. HS Diploma or equivalent
2. BLS

Preferred:
1. Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
2. Patient, compassionate nature
3. Ability to operate as part of a team, alongside physicians and nurses
4. Proficiency in computer-based data management programs and information systems

Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization that delivers the highest quality health care, at the right place, the right price, and the right time. We are a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at over 300 locations throughout northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver exceptional care recognizing the unique needs of all those we serve. Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with our patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation and continuous learning.

Our integrated network offers seamless access to Atlantic Health's entire health care continuum and our nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. In collaboration with Atlantic Health, several of our practices offer urgent care and walk-in services.

In addition to primary care physicians, the team includes specialists that care for patients in all aspects of their health from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between. We make health decisions easier for patients with enhanced access to referrals.

EEO STATEMENT

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