Southeast Orthopedic Surgeons Give Back!
“Imagine being debilitated by severe joint pain but not having the means or access to the surgery you need. That’s the reality for many people all across the country and here in Northeast Florida.” This is why St. Vincent’s HealthCare and Southeast Orthopedic Specialists’ surgeons Dr. Duffy and Dr. Lincoln partnered up with Operation Walk USA to provide free hip and knee replacement surgeries to those who could not afford surgery and would otherwise not have access to this type of care. On December 2nd, 8 patients started on their journey to mobility restoration. To learn more about Operation Walk USA and the amazing efforts of these physicians, please play the below video.
Click photo of Dr. Lincoln below to learn more about Operation Walk:
*Additional sources include St. Vincent’s HealthCare
Front Desk Specialist (Check In/ Check Out)
Description: A non-exempt position responsible for greeting patients, customers, and vendors; Checking patients in/out for their appointments; Directing vendors and visitors to the appropriate area and/or staff personnel; Collecting co-payments and balance payments; Providing friendly customer service to all patients.
Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum two (2) years experience as a Medical Receptionist preferred.
Requirements:
Knowledge
- Medical terminology a plus
Abilities
- Ability to type 40wpm
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
Skills
- Strong written and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal/ customer service skills
- Strong attention-to-detail skills
Mental/Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to sit, at least 60-70% of the day
- Use hands to type, handle or feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Talk or Hear
- Occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Frequently lift 0-20 lbs.
- Vision Ability to include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Salary: Hourly + Benefits
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Physician’s Assistant
Location: Riverside, South Side, Ponte Vedra, Clay County, Orange Park
Description
An exempt position responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician-physician assistant (PA) relationship, PA exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services.
Requirements
- Conducts physical exams, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribes medications, and treats illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds. Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of work.
- Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care.
- Triage patient calls and evaluates patient problems. Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Counsels patient/ family on preventative health care.
- Documents patient information and care in medical record and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes.
Education
Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited physician assistant program. National certification from National Commission on Certifications of PAs. To maintain their national certification, PAs must log 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and sit for a re-certification every six years. State PA license also required. Current CPR certificate required.
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Clinical Assistant
Location: Riverside, Southside, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra Beach
Type: 40
Salary: Hourly + Benefits
Description:
- Interviews patients to obtain all pertinent information, including history of present illness.
- Enters all patient data into the EMR system. Draw up injections as needed. Pull up pateint charts and diagnostic studies.
- Remove sutures and staples and provide basic wound care. Assist providers with in-office procedures such as aspirations, injections, etc.
- Stock all exam rooms and clean rooms between patients, including removal of biomedical waste.
- Schedule patient appointments when necessary and call in prescriptions per physican protocols.
- Various other clerical/clinical duties as needed.
Requirements:
- Strong written, communication and computer skills.
- Basic understanding of ICD-9 and CPT codes.
- Must posess excellent interpersonal/customer service skills.
- Need strong attention-to-detail skills.
- Experience as an MA preferred.
- NextGen experience a plus.
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Communications Specialist
Location: Southside
Type: Full Time
Salary: Hourly + Benefits
Description:
Duties for the position include answering incoming telephone calls, scheduling appointments, taking messages, transferring calls; provide callers with general information such as directions to our offices, answer questions about the organization and various other administrative duties.
Requirements:
Must have previous scheduling, customer service experience, be computer literate, and have the ability to type 40+ wpm. Previous call center/scheduling center and/or multi-line phone equipment experience preferred. Ideal candidate will also have previous EHR/EMR and medical office experience. Excellent attendance record mandatory.
