Chiropractor Assistant

Chiropractic Assistant at HealthNet

Pay dependent on experience, starting pay at $19/hr.

What You'll Do

The Chiropractic Assistant is responsible for providing assistance to Chiropractic providers, in order to ensure quality health care is delivered in a timely fashion.

Patient Care

• Provide quality, efficient, and effective care to patients being treated in Chiropractic services.
• Perform patient assessment and documentation prior to a provider visit to include vital signs appropriate for patient age, initial assessment screening questions, and document the assessment thoroughly and completely and in adherence with best practice standards.
• Notify provider regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct medical consultation.
• Prepare equipment and assists provider during examinations and treatment.
• Provide health education to patients and families.
• Responsible for initiating, supervising, delegating activities associated with patient treatment plan.
• Facilitate patient and family access to health care, school, and community resources including specialists, pharmaceutical assistance services, mental health and drug treatment programs.
• Comply with all federal and state laws as well as all Company policies, procedures, rules and regulations
• Assist in developing ideas and programs to reach more students and staff members at the local school.

Records/Reporting

• Write progress notes on patients charts or enters information in EMR, as appropriate, documents patient status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required.
• Communicate status of patients to incoming personnel, communicate with the Chiropractor regarding the care of patients, transcribes, clarifies, and implements provider's orders.
• Develop and maintain department quality assurance and quality control standards

Clerical

• Assist in performing administrative duties including, but not limited to, answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing, faxing, copying patient medical records, and basic medical records maintenance.
• Perform appropriate telephone triage using established practice guidelines.

Professional Development

• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educations programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops as needed
• Serve on at least one Community Health Center committee
• Demonstrate ongoing professional growth and development through participation in relevant educational endeavors, current literature, in-service meetings, appropriate associations, and workshops as needed.

When You'll Work as a Chiropractic Assistant at HealthNet

• Full-time
• Potential schedule includes Monday-Friday 8-5, with rotation of evening shifts.
• Health centers are open until 8pm and closed on Sundays.

Job Responsibilities Listed Above Is a Summary and Does Not Include Other Tasks Requested by Provider or Clinic Manager.

Who Is HealthNet?

HealthNet is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization of community-based health centers located in Indianapolis and Bloomington, IN Since 1968, HealthNet has improved the health status of the neighborhoods it serves by making quality health services accessible to everyone. HealthNet annually provides affordable health care to more than 61,000 individuals through its network of 9 primary care health centers 5 dental clinics, 9 school-based clinics, a mobile health unit, and additional support services. HealthNet's mission is to improve lives with compassionate health care and support services, regardless of ability to pay.

Requirements

Qualifications, Skills, Abilities

• Currently not sponsoring work visa.
• Requires High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Requires knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Requires ability to pay attention to detail, handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Ability to effectively interact with a widely diverse population of patients, visitors and staff.
• Requires computer use proficiency
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Requires excellent organizational skills in independently managing workload and related responsibilities.
• Requires ability to anticipate and adjust for difficulties
• Requires ability to work independently and as a team.
• Required to maintain all related education and/or knowledge base to deliver high quality services.
• Requires an ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Experience in chiropractic office setting preferred.
• Bilingual preferred, but not required

Physical Requirement

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Able to be involved in degrees of prolonged standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, and stooping; as well as abilities of repeated bending, stooping, and squatting.
• Able to lift, push, and/or pull equipment, light to moderately heavy weight up to 20-30 pounds is a necessary function of this position.
• Able to perform duties during periods of varied and/or prolonged work hours.
• Will be exposed to all patient elements.
• Must be able to read, write, hear, and communicate effectively in the English language by both orally and written.

Why Work for HealthNet?

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account & Difference Card Available within certain medical plans
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance, AD&D
• Group Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Domestic Partner Leave
• Wellness Programs
• 401k Match
• Paid Time Off accumulates at start of employment and available to use.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral program

Fair Labor Standards Act Classification: Non-Exempt

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: HealthNet is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.