Clinical Assistant-Orthotics

Nemours is seeking a Clinical Assistant to join our team in Jacksonville, FL. 

The Clinical Assistant is an important liaison between the patient/family, provider, and other care team members in the department. The clinical assistant will coordinate patient scheduling, care messaging, authorizations, and other clinical office support. Acts as a resource and cross covers if needed, specially working together with other staff in the O and P department.

Essential Functions

• Deliver excellent customer service to the patients/families and other care providers. Focusing on family centered care.                                                                                      

• Act as a liaison between O&P services and other clinical divisions.                                                                                         

• Keep parents, patients, and associates informed of care plan & schedule of services                                                                                      

• Scheduling of patients through phone conversations, app messages and email.                                                                                        

• Routinely check the TEs in Epic and route/respond messages appropriately. Will utilize critical thinking to make decisions that best satisfies the patient and accomplishes agreed upon goals.                                                                                       

• Track and keep updated with divisional huddles.                                                                                          

• Transports materials/products for patient care throughout the  facility.                                                                                        

• Keep all rooms properly stocked and inform team of inventory shortages in supplies so we can order appropriately when needed.                                                                                       

• Acts as a backup for the lab technicians.                                                                                          

• Ability to assess and manage clinic flow.                     

• Rooming patients and device delivery            

• Function well within a team or individually.                                                                                          

• All other duties as assigned by director or department leadership

Requirements

High school diploma required 

Minimum of 3 months job related experience 

Patient and customer service experience preferred

BLS from the American Heart Association must be required within 3 months of hire

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