Carle Health

General

• Assist Radiology Technologist with room turnover, patient transport, stocking rooms, and paperwork
• Safely transport patients and supplies/items as directed
• Perform transportation duties independently with little or no direct supervision
• Maintain and coordinate patient flow for efficient and expedient patient care
• Perform department maintenance duties to ensure a clean, efficient department
• Perform support functions of the medical imaging department
• Assist technologists with departmental tasks
• Clean all equipment in the radiology department
• Assist patients in the radiology department
• Answer department phone calls
• Perform other duties as assigned

Radiology Aide

Assistant

• Function as an integral part of the perioperative team and assist the surgeon
• Function as first or second surgical technician or second circulator under direct RN supervision
• Apply aseptic principles to maintain a sterile environment during surgical setup and procedures
• Assist with organization and coordination of supplies and equipment
• Initiate appropriate intraoperative first-assisting behavior
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, coworkers, and self
• Apply knowledge of normal and pathologic anatomy and physiology
• Perform scrubbing duties and teach scrubbing classes to medical students, residents, and other students
• Perform preceptor duties
• Charge for equipment and supplies
• Assist nurses in planning patient care
• Operate autoclave sterilization units
• Assist with room turnover
• Assist with patient positioning, suctioning, tying, camera holding, retracting, and closure of all skin layers

Surgical Assistant – OR

Physician Assistant

• Assist providers and clinical staff with obtaining vital signs and preparing patients for examinations, treatments, and minor surgical procedures
• Obtain patient histories and review of systems; measure weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature; complete chart documentation
• Perform basic rooming functions and screening questions
• Draw and collect blood and other patient samples and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis
• Carry out clinical orders, including administering medications and vaccinations orally or by injection, within scope of competency
• Track follow-up appointments for office visits, laboratory tests, and procedures
• Assist with managing results and provider-determined follow-up
• Schedule specialist or outpatient referrals and complete referral and laboratory requisitions, including CPT/ICD-10 coding
• Document care in the electronic medical record using standardized workflows
• Answer patient and family questions and provide education as directed by the provider
• Attend clinic and department meetings and monitor organizational communications
• Perform other duties requested by the Clinic Administrator to support clinic operations

Certified Medical Assistant, Podiatry

• Perform routine direct patient care duties assisting medical and nursing staff with patient examination and treatment
• Maintain the patient care environment and supplies to ensure privacy and safety
• Participate as a team member of the division/department
• Identify, evaluate, and resolve potential safety problems
• Act as a preceptor and support development of other staff and healthcare students
• Ensure care documentation is complete and accurate
• Perform intake tasks including height, weight, blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse, pain assessment, and medication review
• Order supplies and maintain par levels in exam rooms
• Maintain patient/provider schedule flow
• Support nursing staff
• Maintain expiration logs for supplies and medications
• Perform EKGs
• Monitor and record vital signs and intake/output

Medical Assistant

• Function as an integral part of the perioperative team as the first, second, or assisting Surgical Technician under the supervision of the Registered Nurse
• Deliver safe and effective patient care during the intraoperative period
• Apply asepsis principles to maintain a sterile environment during surgical setup and procedures
• Demonstrate competency in technical and psychomotor skills, judgment, and appropriate knowledge
• Provide age-specific care to obstetrical patients according to department policies and procedures
• Organize and coordinate supplies and equipment
• Maintain a safe environment and follow hospital, unit, legal, and safety requirements
• Charge for equipment and supplies
• Participate in room turnover and setup
• Maintain and clean equipment and identify items needing repair
• Perform sterilization and disinfection and document loads
• Obtain supplies, equipment, and positioning devices and assist with patient positioning
• Perform scrubbing duties, including classes for medical students, residents, and other students
• Turn over OR rooms and set up for the next patient efficiently

Surgical Technologist – OR

• Function as an integral part of the perioperative team as the first, second, or assisting Surgical Technician under Registered Nurse supervision
• Deliver safe and effective patient care during the intraoperative period
• Apply aseptic principles to maintain a sterile environment during surgical setup and procedures
• Organize and coordinate supplies and equipment
• Maintain a safe environment and follow hospital, unit, legal, and safety requirements
• Charge for equipment and supplies
• Participate in room turnover and setup
• Maintain and clean equipment and identify items needing repair
• Perform sterilization and disinfection and document loads
• Assist with supplies, equipment, positioning devices, and patient positioning
• Perform scrubbing duties, including classes for medical students, residents, and other students
• Turn over operating rooms and set them up for the next patient efficiently

• Function as an integral part of the perioperative team as the first, second, or assisting Surgical Technician under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Deliver safe and effective patient care during the intraoperative period
• Apply aseptic principles to maintain a sterile environment during surgical setup and procedures
• Provide age-specific care to obstetrical patients according to department policies and procedures
• Organize and coordinate supplies and equipment
• Maintain a safe environment and comply with hospital safety, legal, and departmental requirements
• Charge equipment and supplies
• Participate in room turnover and setup
• Maintain and clean equipment and identify items needing repair
• Perform sterilization and disinfection and document loads
• Obtain supplies, equipment, and positioning devices and assist with patient positioning
• Perform scrubbing duties for medical students, residents, and other students

Medical Billing and Coding

• Perform essential job functions of a certified coder
• Serve as an expert coder within a designated coding service line
• Perform peer audits and routine peer reviews according to documented standards
• Mentor and train new and existing coding staff
• Support management initiatives and assist with leadership activities in the coordinator/supervisor's absence
• Collaborate with supervisors, managers, staff, enterprise teams, and external entities on meetings and initiatives
• Assist employees with work-related matters
• Conduct regular staff rounding and complete reports for meetings
• Assist with annual budget preparation and adherence
• Interpret and analyze financial data to monitor performance and establish department benchmarks
• Act as a resource and mentor to others
• Create, update, and maintain department policies and procedures

HIM Cert Coder, Interventional Radiology, CPT, ICD-10

• Accurately code hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and/or professional fee encounters
• Apply ICD-10, ICD-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, and modifier coding systems
• Review clinical encounters using Carle electronic medical record systems
• Provide interdepartmental coding assistance
• Develop compliant coding processes using CMS publications, Coding Clinic, CPT Assistant, and other reference materials
• Optimize revenue while maintaining compliance through auditing, monitoring, training, charge facilitation, claim scrubber activities, and billing research
• Serve as an expert coding resource for internal and external parties
• Liaise with coding and billing staff to ensure accurate charge capture
• Report documentation and coding improvement needs
• Perform provider and peer coding audits
• Monitor internal controls for coding and billing
• Facilitate external audit activities and report them to administrative personnel

HIM Cert Coder – Entry Level Coder

Program Coordinator

• Assess patients' vascular access needs and develop individualized standards of care
• Insert, maintain, and remove vascular access devices, including PICC and Midline devices
• Apply evidence-based infection control practices
• Assess, plan, coordinate, monitor, and support patient care and education
• Complete and timely submit PICC, Midline, education, visit, telephone, physician order, admission, supervisory, and discharge documentation
• Ensure physician orders and care plan corrections are completed and transmitted on schedule
• Provide care according to plans of care and orders
• Act as a preceptor and support staff and learner development
• Coordinate with team members, physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals
• Advocate for patients and significant others
• Participate in literature reviews, collaboration, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives
• Provide vascular access device education to patients, families, and staff
• Demonstrate leadership and serve as a unit/department resource and role model
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, staff, and physicians

RN – Vascular Access Program Coordinator

• Perform routine radiographic procedures on designated body areas for physician diagnosis and treatment
• Ensure patient safety, quality care, customer satisfaction, and a respectful professional environment
• Position patients, adjust imaging equipment, and use immobilization devices
• Determine appropriate radiographic techniques based on anatomy and patient condition
• Obtain patient histories, complete medication reconciliation, and document information for radiologist review
• Assist radiologists with routine fluoroscopic and invasive procedures
• Operate portable radiographic equipment and C-arm in patient rooms, intensive care, and surgery
• Initiate emergency medical support, including code blue and rapid response, as indicated
• Document allergic reactions according to policy
• Transport patients to and from the department
• Check film quality and labeling
• Perform quality control, coordinate patient flow, and communicate with radiologists and hospital personnel
• Prepare radiographic/fluoroscopic rooms and maintain equipment and supplies
• Report deficient inventory to the Lead Technologist
• Direct and instruct radiology students
• Maintain positive guest relations and telephone etiquette
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Apply radiation safety measures and protection devices
• Perform other assigned duties

Radiologic Technologist

Therapist

• Evaluate and treat patients of all ages
• Serve as a role model in professional service delivery and as a clinical resource for staff and students
• Design plans of care integrating goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plans
• Adjust care based on patient response and available evidence
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and healthcare providers
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine diagnoses and outcomes of care
• Perform examinations based on chief complaint, screening results, and patient history
• Screen patients for therapy service effectiveness and need
• Monitor care delivered by support personnel and provide regular feedback
• Document evaluations, plans of care, goals, treatment modifications, and patient responses
• Evaluate impairments related to upper extremity function
• Establish plans of care based on functional deficits and patient goals
• Complete objective testing for range of motion, strength, and daily functional tasks
• Complete daily documentation and charging in the therapy EMR
• Perform therapeutic ultrasound and fluidotherapy treatments
• Communicate with referring providers about patient progress and treatment recommendations
• Complete assigned annual education for DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Program requirements, if applicable

Occupational Therapist – Therapy Annex

Representative

• Coordinate and participate in daily clinic preparation
• Identify patients and perform patient check-in/check-out
• Post charges and manage cash
• Schedule patient appointments
• Register patients and set up accounts
• Handle phone calls and take and deliver messages to physicians, nurses, and others
• Accurately report medical information obtained from patients and referring physicians
• Distribute messages according to practice communication standards
• Manage incoming patient care requests related to in-basket activities, referrals, work queue activity, and incoming telephone calls
• Apply insurance eligibility, network coverage, and benefits rules
• Initiate and secure prior authorizations as needed
• Conduct oneself in a responsible and professional manner

Patient Services Representative – Eye

• Room patients and collect chief complaint, family, social, surgical, and medication information
• Conduct telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities
• Maintain patient information according to department processes and policies
• Perform check-in/check-out, appointment scheduling, referrals, and testing coordination
• Carry out office procedures and clinical procedures such as bladder scanning and suture or staple removal
• Provide procedure, medication, follow-up, and condition-specific patient education
• Administer medications and vaccines under provider orders
• Process prescription refills, communicate with pharmacies and patients, and document actions in the EMR
• Complete normal lab results and prescription refills from the nurse work list
• Obtain detailed medical histories during prenatal intake appointments
• Assist with IUD insertion and removal, biopsies, and colposcopies
• Perform all duties of MA staff and contribute to customer service, team building, and problem-solving

Certified Medical Assistant – ObGyn Clinic

• Coordinate and participate in daily clinic preparation
• Identify patients and perform patient check-in/check-out
• Post charges and manage cash
• Schedule patient appointments
• Register patients and set up accounts
• Handle phone calls and take/deliver messages to physicians, nurses, and others
• Accurately, completely, and timely report medical information from patients and referring physicians
• Distribute messages according to practice communication standards
• Manage incoming patient care requests, including in-basket activities, referrals, work queue activity, and incoming telephone calls
• Initiate and secure prior authorizations as needed
• Provide information and maintain a positive image to ensure patients' needs are met