We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals who are motivated to make a strong, positive impact on their patients health as well as their patients lives.

Duties:

* Prepares patients for the health care visit by directing and/or accompanying them to the examining room; providing examination gowns and drapes; helping them to position themselves for the examination and/or treatment; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment.

* Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; reviewing and/or recording medical history; taking vital signs; confirming purpose of visit or treatment.

* Supports patient care delivery by helping health care providers during examinations; preparing laboratory specimens; performing basic laboratory tests on the premises; disposing of contaminated supplies; sterilizing medical instruments; telephoning prescriptions to pharmacies; drawing blood; removing sutures; changing dressings.
* Educates patients by providing medication and diet information and instructions; answering questions.
* Completes records by recording patient examination, treatment, and test results in electronic medical record.
* Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock.

* Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

* Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

* Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping patient care information confidential.

* Serves and protects the physician or health care provider practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and CLIA standards.

* Enhances health care practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
* Knowledge of male and female catheterization is helpful, but not required.

* Opportunities available in our office in The Woodlands.

Skills/Qualifications:

Good Enthusiasm and Energy, Clinical Skills, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Procedural Skills, Documentation Skills, Verbal Communication, Inventory Control, Dependability, Medical Teamwork, Excellent Work Ethic.

*Bilingual is a plus.