Nationally Certified Clinical Assistant

The Clinical Assistant 2 provides care to infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and elderly in a rural ambulatory care clinic. This position is essential in maintaining efficient clinic operations and patient flow to maximize the provider's time and to ensure access to care. Clinical Assistants perform administrative duties, data management, and handle basic clinical tasks that are more complex than Clinical Assistant 1, such as performing nebulizer treatments, cast removal, DM foot screenings and other procedures per competency assessments. This information is written in patients' chart along with patients' medical history. This position works closely with providers giving support such as rooming patients, point of care testing as ordered, answering phones, processing provider orders, data entry, and participation in training processes.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Clinical Competency completed within 3 months of hire and every 3 years -- required.

Experience Required

One of the following conditions must be met:

• Completion of the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program OR
• One year experience as a CA 1 with SEARHC, with successful completion of Competency Assessment OR
• One year experience as a CNA, EMT, or CHA