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Doctor's Assistant - Women's Clinic (Ref#010)

  • AE
  • Full-time
  • Published: 2021-09-21 21:53:27Z

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Doctor’s assistant is a medical support professional that performs a variety of tasks to assist physicians in providing patient care, while ensuring that clinics and hospitals run smoothly and efficiently. Doctor’s assistants focus mainly on providing support services directly related to patient care and are more often found at the physician’s side working in close contact with patients, mainly in outpatient or ambulatory care settings.

 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Room preparation

  • Make sure to change sheets on the examination table and dispose of and replace used disposables with new ones
  • Make sure all the documents/ papers and other equipment or stationary required by the doctor is available in the room prior to patient visit
  • Call for the next patient as doctor is doing patient education with the current patient

Patient Interaction

  • Assist patient with moving/sitting if required by patient.
  • Help translating doctors communication to patient as required.
  • Facilitate the logistics of patient waiting and movement by communicating with them about wait times, delays, waiting areas, and by guiding them to Laboratory, Radiology etc.

Doctor Interaction

  • Enter patient information into system while doctor is talking/examining patient.
  • Assist doctor in entering the results in the patient electronic record.
  • File the results after doctor signs them into the patient folders.
  • Call back patients after lab/radiology test to inform them if their tests are normal.
  • Assist doctor with sick leave entry into the HAAD system and sick leave filing.
  • Prepare admission packages with stickers and the needed signatures.
  • Coordinate with insurance for sending the claim form and keeping the forms inside the clinic.
  • Handle phone calls when the doctor is busy with a patient.
  • Maintain patient database as required in the department for any analysis purposes.
  • Assist Doctor with any additional printout/photocopy or equipment that may be required during consultation.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Languages: Fluent in English. Arabic and Urdu knowledge is preferable.  
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience: it is desirable to have a good understanding of medical procedures, as well as a familiarity with medical terminology.

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