Clinical Assistant
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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Categories: Public Health
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Job Type: Full Time
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Posted: Dec 17, 2025
Job Description:
Clinical Assistant
Description
Clinical Assistant43279BR
43279BR
Position DescriptionEmployees in this classification provide patient care management to an assigned clinic in the areas of clerical and clinical duties. In the clinical setting, the employee receives direct supervision from a physician or nursing supervisor in either oral or written form. In the office setting, the employee receives direct supervision from the department administrator. Work is performed under usual office and clinic conditions, and may be stressful when working under emergency conditions.
Major/Essential Functions- Assists licensed health care providers in collecting data to determine the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
- Reports data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals/ outcomes and patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team
- Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
- Participates in emergency preparedness drills in department .
- Completes Annual Nursing Core Competency Training and Skills Fair
- Takes accurate vital signs and measurements
- Assists with exams and procedures and documents intervention in EMR per departmental policy.
- Prepares necessary equipment and instruments for examinations, treatments and procedures as directed.
- Maintains inventory of supplies in examination/treatment rooms.
- Maintains cleanliness of examination/treatment rooms
- Complete patient visit by answering patients questions or finding appropriate person to answer questions and escort patient to check out area.
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Promote, Assess, and evaluate the educational needs and requirements specific to your job discipline
- Assists in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
- Implements teaching plans for patients and their families with well-defined health learning needs with the guidance of licensed nurses
- Communicates with patients via telephone per clinic protocols.
- Administers approved medications, PO, SQ, IM,allergy injections as ordered by provider and approved by the nurse manager and medical director
Required QualificationsA minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent. Graduation from an approved certified program for assistants in the area of required specialty. Certification by an approved accredited certifying agency in the specialty in which the particular work will be performed.
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