Clinic Assistant

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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Neurological Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a hybrid, full time Clinic Assistant to work in Miami, FL.

1.    Assembles, completes, and processes patients’ charts, and keeps patient records accurately identified. 
2.    Transcribes doctors’ orders, and checks charts for incomplete histories and operative summaries, bringing issues to the attention of the appropriate member of the healthcare team for correction. 
3.    Orders unit supplies to maintain inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies. 
4.    Assists with receiving, distributing, and sorting supplies brought to the unit. 
5.    Obtains laboratory and x-ray reports and notifies doctors of results. 
6.    Utilizes IDX RIS/PACS to track patient arrival times and advises front desk personnel of patient delays to maintain daily schedule. 
7.    Greets patients upon arrival and verifies patient information.
8.    Directs patient to the dressing room and ensures the patient has changed into a gown and removed all metal items from their person. 
9.    Documents all equipment issues and reports to appropriate managing staff.
10.    Assists in copying completed patient paperwork, delivering originals to front desk for scanning, and distributing copies to appropriate reading rooms. 
11.    Receives telephone calls and responds to inquiries from visitors.
12.    Reports unusual incidents in a timely manner to appropriate supervisory personnel. 
13.    Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.