Patient Care Associate - Temporary Summer 2023- Hamptons - Nursing Students Welcome!

As a temporary Patient Care Associate at our Hamptons/Water Mill location at Sollis Health in our Hamptons location you will assist in providing direct care to our patients under the supervision of a Physician as well as request clerical tasks. You will assist in coordinating care to meet patient needs which may include obtaining vital signs, medical history, simple wound dressings, updating medical records, preparing, and running lab tests and front desk coverage.

Per Diem- 7a-7p -rotating weekends required - 12 hours/week

Position needed from May 15, 2023 to September 15, 2023 in our high-end, Hamptons location

Specifically, as part of your duties you will:

• Perform vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and document findings in the medical record.
• Establish good interpersonal relationships with members
• Communicates pertinent patient observations to members of the health care team.
• Run lab tests ordered by the medical team or established standing protocols including specimen collection, proper identification on specimen, label the specimen with all required information and handle the specimen according to Sollis Health guidelines.
• Process patient specimens, run them according to manufacturer's instructions and according to laboratory protocol.
• Provide exceptional customer service. Make patients comfortable and patiently and professionally answer any questions they have.
• Enter information into our electronic health record, Athenahealth
• Functions as an emergency as a team member with guidance from supervisory personnel.
• Perform phlebotomy procedures.
• Uses proper body mechanics, help with lifting, moving or transferring patients as needed.
• Perform clerical and administrative duties, as needed, including but not limited to, answering phones, patient check-in and documentation.
• Perform related duties as requested

Experience We believe extraordinary people come from a variety of backgrounds, but ideally, we would expect that you have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of a NYS Certified Nursing Attendant program, Medical Assistant program or other state-licensed program such as EMT, required OR completion of two years of clinical course work actively pursuing RN, ACP or MD degree
• 1-3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Skills: To be successful in this role, candidates will demonstrate the following:

• Enjoy a diverse and fast paced work environment
• Be a team player
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Tech-forward and process oriented, with a goal of making patient care more efficient
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities at once
• Treat highly confidential information with care and discretion
• Develop rapport in all relationships
• Be flexible, tactful, and patient, especially under pressure
• Possess positivity, enthusiasm, and commitment to the goals at hand

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