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Carle Health · 2 months ago

Ortho Tech/CMA - Bloomington Ortho/Sports Med

Bloomington, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$20.14/hr - $32.63/hr

Carle Health is a healthcare system based in Urbana, IL, with a commitment to patient care and community health. The Ortho Tech/CMA role involves providing patient care, assisting healthcare providers, and ensuring clinic operations run smoothly.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Cares for and assists patients as appropriate, brings patient care issues to the providers attention

Cleans and stocks exam rooms

Obtains and documents a proper intake including but no limited to patient's history of present illness, health history, vital signs, and health risk factors, assesses condition via MORSE fall scale or Oswestry pain scale as appropriate

Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to the patient the patient

Obtains patient consent for care/in office procedures

Sets up and assists with office surgeries and procedures including but not limited to: injections, US injections, C-arm injections and fracture closed reductions, podiatric office procedures

Works closely with provider, nurse and other staff to ensure quality patient care

Fits patients with boots, braces and other DME items as ordered by the provider

Cast and splint application and removal

Dressing changes and applications, suture and staple removal

Provides patient education specific for the item

Prepares injections

Obtains all lab, imaging, op note and office visits from outside facilities

Places orders for physical therapy, imaging, lab work, etc. as ordered by the provider

Works closely with the provider, nursing and other staff to ensure quality patient care

Ensure patient confidentiality Other duties as assigned

Train other ortho tech staff to ensure competency with rooming process, fitting and dispensement of DME, applying and removing casts

Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag rules

Adheres to infection control/safety guideline and confidentiality policies

Improves processes/addressing issues with anything related to clinic process' and procedures

Prepares instruments for sterilization

Ensure autoclave is in proper working order

Checks AED's weekly to ensure they are in good working order

Ordering/maintaining/stocking of supplies for clinic use

Checking clean/dirty laundry status and ensuring we ahve appropriate stock on hand

Coordinates packaging and pick up of Biohazard waste for disposal

Collects all used instruments and prepares for courier to transport to sterilization at CBMC/Disperses returned and sterilized items to clinic for use

Qualification

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)Basic Life Support (BLS)Medical TerminologyPatient Care

Required

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (AMT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (ARMA) - American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (AAH) - American Allied Health (AAH)

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)

Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

Medical Terminology

Benefits

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.

Company

Carle Health

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Carle Health is a vertically integrated system with a bold but simple mission: to be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions for everyone who depends on it.

Founded in 1946