Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Neurology Assistant

Summary

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.

Want to learn more about MercyOne Des Moines? Click here: Find a Location Des Moines, Iowa (IA), MercyOne Des Moines (https://www.mercyone.org/desmoines/find-a-location/)

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Neurology Assistant.

As a Neurology Assistant at MercyOne, you will be responsible for a wide range of clinical/clerical activities in the outpatient neurology clinic setting. Assists medical and nursing staff with coordination of patient care, administers testing per physician orders. Reports to clinic manager.

Schedule:

• Full Time

General Requirements:

• Coordination of clerical/clinical/testing functions of neurology patients.

• Performs EMGs per physician orders.

• Rooms patients, obtaining vitals and appropriate history information. Documents clinical

• information per clinic guidelines.

• Arranges additional testing in a timely fashion. Assists in tracking results and notification of patients.

• Maintains exam and consult rooms. Keeps required supplies stocked in each room.

• Assists in maintenance of patient records.

• Obtains insurance authorizations for testing, procedures, lab, medication as appropriate or

• directed.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:

· Work includes cross coverage in other clinic areas as team needs.

· Maintains supply inventory and stocks supplies in various work areas.

· Participates in Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.

· Maintains orderly, neat appearance of work area.

· Assists with nursing chart audits.

· Misc. office duties (i.e. greeting patients, answering phones, filing or retrieving medical records, scheduling patient, verifying authorizations, sorting and distributing mail, updating demographic and insurance information.).

Education:

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• General high school diploma or equivalent.

• Knowledge or medical terminology. Medical office or equivalent experience preferred.

• 1 year direct public contact, preferably in a medically oriented organization.

• Obtain CPR certification within six (6) months of hire date

• Mandatory reporting completed within 90 days of hire date

Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

Visit MercyOne Careers (https://www.mercyone.org/careers/) to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran