Clinical Assistant- Orthopedics-Full Time

**Clinical Assistant– Orthopedics (Full-Time)** **Headline: Deliver Compassionate Care and Make a Different Every Day!** Orthopedics is seeking a Full- Clinical Assistant to join our dedicated team serving Sayre, PA and nearby communities. If you're passionate about helping patient and want to build a reqwarding career in healthcare, this would be your opportunity to make a lasting impact. The Clinical Assistant provides both clinical and administrative support within an outpatient practice. This position works closely with providers, patients, and care teams to deliver high-quality patient care while maintaining efficient office operations. Responsibilities include obtaining patient information, assisting with examinations, coordinating care, scheduling appointments, and supporting day-to-day clinical activities **Your Workday:** Full-time position Typical hours: Monday-Friday 8-5 dayshift Travels to other Guthrie Facilites **What You’ll Receive:** - Up to a $5,000 sign on bonus - Competitive compensation - Comprehensive health coverage - Immediate PTO accrual - Retirement plan with employer contributions - Career development and advancement opportunities - Tuition assistance programs - Employee wellness and support resources **Recognized Excellence:** - Forbes Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals – 2025 - Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces – 2025 - Becker’s Best Places to Work – 2024, 2025 About Guthrie Medical Group- Sayre - **Guthrie Guthrie Medical Group Orthopedics Department:** "Guthrie has a long-standing orthopedic program in Sayre. A Guthrie publication notes that orthopedic care at Guthrie traces back to 1925 when Dr. Donald Guthrie established the orthopedic program, and the organization recently celebrated 100 years of orthopedic surgery. **Position Summary:** Performs duties of a clinical and clerical nature. Maintains records and applies knowledge and skills to run a full functioning office for one or more Providers in Clinic. Assists professional staff by performing routine duties in caring for patients. **Education, License, Certification:** High School Diploma or equivalent. **Experience:** Knowledge of medical terminology, ability to communicate and excellent customer service skills a must. Must be dependable, professional, flexible and able to multi‐task. **Essential Functions:** - Interviews patient to obtain medical history. - Determines vital signs, (weight, temperature, blood pressure, etc) and documents in the patient’s medical record. - Assists provider during exam and treatment. - Directs patient to examination room and prepares patient for examination and treatment. - Performs liaison duties between patients, Providers, hospital staff, etc. - Process ancillary reports and all other patient results to the provider for review and assists with patient communication. - Responsible for greeting patients and updating various pertinent information into the patient’s medical record. - Routes patient after exam to proper area for visit completion. - May be required to do phlebotomy. - May perform high level disinfection, based on departmental equipment **Other Duties:** - Answers telephones and schedules patient appointments. - Takes messages of a medical nature (requests for prescription refills, test results, etc). - Performs other clerical functions as necessary. - Exhibits good telephone etiquette. - Quotes patient self‐pay balances at time of scheduling. - Informs patients of their financial obligations. - Directs patients to the patient representative for assistance with their account. - Applies principles of disinfection/sterilization/disease transmission/universal precautions as per clinic and manufacturer guidelines. - Assists in maintaining appropriate level of supplies. - Attends and participates in Department meetings, along with contributing to department/office goals. - Become familiar with ICD‐9 and CPT coding. - Cleans, stocks, and prepares exam rooms. - Coordinate patient appoin…