CARE TECH (PT DAYS)

Riverside Healthcare•Kankakee, IL

4d•$18 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Riverside Healthcare is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Care Tech to join our physician office team. The Care Tech will support the clinical staff in providing high-quality patient care in an outpatient setting, ensuring efficient operation of the physician office and enhancing patient experience and demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Previous clinical experience is preferred, including the ability to take vital signs, perform phlebotomy, EKG, and administer injections.
CPR certification preferred
Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
Knowledge of insurance and authorization processes is helpful.

Responsibilities

Administer subcutaneous injections as requested by the provider, following all applicable protocols.
Perform venipunctures and non-blood specimen collection, ensuring proper labeling, form completion, and timely transport to laboratories as applicable.
Assist providers and nurses with medical procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
Conduct pulmonary function tests, electrocardiograms (EKGs), pulse oximetry, and nebulizer treatments as instructed by the provider as applicable.
Collect and document clinical data accurately in all applicable EMRs, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines, health maintenance protocols, and quality measures.
Follow up on lab work, referrals, consultations, and other testing as directed by the provider.
Reconcile patient immunization records in the EMR, including ICARE records, ensuring accuracy.
Maintain Point of Care Testing (POCT) competencies and perform quality control for waived testing.
Adhere to AIDET format and standards.
Answer phone calls and handle patient inquiries.
Assist in maintaining patient records and files.
Perform other administrative tasks as needed.
Participate in office meetings and training sessions

Benefits

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so your journey at and away from work is remarkable.
Our Total Rewards package includes:
Compensation
Base compensation within the positions pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits - .5 to 1.0 FTE
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Benefits - .001 to .49 FTE:
Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work