University of Missouri Health Care·Columbia, Missouri
include confirming visit purposes, verifying patient information, documenting medical history, taking vital signs, and preparing patients for examinations or treatments. The role also involves supporting healthcare providers during procedures, managing supplies, and maintaining equipment.
ABOUT THE JOB MU Health Care is seeking a caring and dynamic Care Team Associate - Ambulatory to join us.
If you have exceptional interpersonal skills and a passion for patient care, you're who we want.
In this role, you'll be the welcoming face in our clinics, ensuring patient comfort and engagement.
You'll manage multiple tasks efficiently, document medical history, and assist during examinations.
Your responsiveness to patient needs will elevate their experience.
Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with heart and integrity.
Your talents will shine here.
ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built.
At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives.
Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions.
We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.
Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics.
Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.
Learn more about MU Health Care.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS · Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one · Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays · Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years · 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 benefits here. **This position will be required to float to all clinics in the following locations based on staffing needs: · Ashland · Boonville · Columbia · Fayette · Fulton · Jefferson City · Mexico DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION · Confirm the purpose for each visit, verify patient information by interviewing the patients, reviewing, or recording medical history, completing the clinic visit form, taking vital signs, and documenting this information in Electronic Medical Record (EMR). · Prepare patients for the health care visit by providing examination gowns and drapes; positioning patients for examination or treatment; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment. · Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks.
Prompt responsiveness to patient needs and delivery of messages to the care team. · Support care delivery by helping health care providers during examinations, preparing laboratory specimens, performing basic laboratory tests on specimens, disposing of contaminated supplies, sterilizing medical instruments, preparing patients for x-ray, taking electrocardiograms, changing dressings, removing IVs, point of care glucose testing, performing venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, and maintaining quality control checks. · Maintain stock levels and order clinic supplies.
Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs. · May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES · Strong customer service team orientation. · Consistently communicate in a professional and courteous manner.
· Certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), or · Has completed a fundamentals of nursing course, or · Nursing licensure candidate who failed to pass the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or · Completion of a professional or licensed practical nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country; or · Experience with direct patient care such as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician (EMT), or surgical technician in the past three (3) years; or · Completion of an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) training program; or · Completion of the MU Health Care CTA-A specific training through the Center for Education and Development (CED) within thirty (30) days of start date.
· Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates must meet one of several educational or experience criteria, such as completing a Fundamentals of Nursing course, holding CNA certification, or having recent direct patient care experience as a medical assistant or EMT. The position requires active physical engagement, including ambulating and moving objects over 20 lbs.
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