Clinical Admission Tech

Department/Unit:

Pre-Admission Services

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary range: $18.00/hr. - $20.00/hr.

The Clinical Admissions provides direct patient care under the direction and supervision of provider, registered nurse, or clinical care coordinator.

This position is in Preadmission Testing where you will obtain vital signs, height & weight, EKGs and blood draws in preparation for surgery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Obtains and accurately record patient's vital signs

• Documents components of patient's history

• Communicates in an open and appropriate manner with patients, visitors and staff

• Performs venipuncture to obtain blood for lab testing

• Preps patient's chart for pertinent clinical information

• Maintains inventory of supplies, and keeps patient examination rooms stocked

• Adheres to AMC's regulatory compliance issues

• All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be required to perform any other job‐related instructions given by their supervisor subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required

• Minimum of 1 year of continuous experience as a Medical Assistant

• Ability to improve job performance through continuing education.

• Possesses knowledge of quality concepts, principles, and problem‐solving tools and techniques and demonstrates ability to apply in support of departmental and patient care quality improvement.

• Able to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees, and others.

• Ability to listen well, take direction and engage in interactive dialogues with others.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as the patient record, safety rules and procedure documents.

• Articulates clear findings with staff and members of the patient care team.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Identifies problems, gathers data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.