Carle Health

Assistant

• Receive and process incoming laboratory specimens from hospitals, clinics, and branches
• Verify patient identification, specimen type, labeling, shipping conditions, containers, and storage temperatures
• Provide information to providers and phlebotomists regarding specimen requirements and tests
• Perform specimen registration and order entry in the electronic medical record and laboratory computer systems
• Process and prepare specimens, including blood, urine, stool, and body fluids
• Complete event reports for specimens that do not meet requirements
• Load samples onto laboratory instrumentation according to established protocols
• Perform assigned testing in accordance with established protocols
• Train new staff members
• Work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Lab Assistant

General

• Perform routine and specialized MRI examinations
• Adapt procedures to obtain specific diagnostic or therapeutic results under the direction of a radiologist
• Prepare patients for examinations
• Perform MRI procedures according to Medical Imaging guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards
• Evaluate finished images for accurate identification and appropriate image quality
• Ensure patient comfort and safety during procedures
• Maintain knowledge of high-field and low-field magnet equipment
• Operate MRI equipment hardware and software and perform reasonable troubleshooting
• Check equipment safety and report problems through appropriate channels
• Perform MRI/Medical Imaging Department support functions
• Prepare images and paperwork for timely exam turnaround
• Transport patients to and from the department as required
• Enter patient information accurately into the HIS system
• Coordinate patient flow
• Monitor people entering MRI zones 3 and 4 to ensure a safe environment
• Address patient moving and handling issues and use lift equipment appropriately
• Train fellow technologists and students
• Assist the Lead Technologist in teaching MRI procedures to coworkers and students

MRI Technologist – Weekend

• Facilitate Surgical Services operations by supporting multiple areas
• Apply aseptic technique and move appropriately around the sterile field
• Assist surgeons, physicians, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and registered nurses
• Perform perioperative support functions for pre-op, intra-op, and post-op
• Support multiple surgical specialties and phases of surgery
• Perform sterilization and disinfection techniques
• Support instrumentation, equipment, anesthesia, and supplies
• Review daily surgery schedules, collaborate with leadership, and plan support functions
• Prepare for surgical procedures, patients, and age-specific case requirements
• Identify barriers and initiate appropriate intervention
• Operate and troubleshoot surgical, endoscopic, anesthesia, sterilization, laser, and other perioperative equipment
• Provide technical assistance and case-specific support to surgical teams
• Set up and operate equipment for a variety of surgical specialties
• Foster communication with patients' family members and address patient and family needs
• Promote a safe environment, teamwork, and patient satisfaction
• Attend department meetings and participate in educational offerings
• Communicate effectively with nursing staff throughout the shift
• Participate in available education and training opportunities
• Assist others with assignments and use time wisely
• Perform assigned on-call hours outside scheduled work hours, including after-hours, weekends, and holidays

Perioperative Nursing Assistant

Representative

• Coordinate and participate in daily clinic preparation, including patient identification, check-in/check-out, charge posting, cash management, appointment scheduling, registration, account setup, and phone calls
• Operate the telephone system and take and deliver messages to physicians, nurses, and others
• Accurately, completely, and promptly report medical information obtained from patients and referring physicians
• Distribute messages according to practice communication standards
• Manage incoming patient care requests involving in-basket activities, referrals, work queue activity, and incoming telephone calls
• Initiate and secure prior authorizations as needed
• Provide information and a positive image to ensure patients’ needs are met

Patient Services Representative

• Maintain equipment and supplies and provide patient care under the direct supervision of medical and nursing staff
• Answer call lights and offer comfort measures to patients in coordination with nursing staff
• Bring code cart to designated areas and provide cardiac compressions
• Clean and send instruments for sterilization
• Obtain supplies and equipment required for procedures
• Document appropriate data in patient charts when care is provided
• Maintain department equipment in functional condition
• Order supplies and equipment from storeroom and vendors
• Perform wound irrigations, wound repair, wound dressings, and surgical preps under direct physician supervision
• Prepare patients for transportation and transport them
• Assist nursing staff with direct patient care within ED Tech scope
• Monitor and document appropriately for psychiatric patients
• Facilitate patient throughput by assisting with triage, rooming, and transfers
• Stock linen and supplies in the emergency department
• Perform EKGs and phlebotomy as ordered by the ED provider

ED Tech – BroMenn Emergency

• Process incoming applications from prospective students and document items required for final admissions decisions
• Review final documents, including transcripts, letters of recommendation, licensure, and ACT/SAT scores
• Prepare admissions decision sheets and documents for review by the Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Planning
• Oversee data entries in the student information system for new and prospective students
• Verify application materials and communicate with applicants regarding missing documents
• Organize received documents to create a composite GPA for admission decisions
• Assist applicants with questions and concerns through in-person or telephone meetings
• Refer applicants to other Methodist College departments as needed
• Assist the Registrar with course articulation of transfer credit and related CAMS data entry
• Provide completed files and admission decision documents to the Dean
• Prepare acceptance letters for signature

Admissions Records Specialist

English Instructor

• Provide instruction to students according to course curriculum
• Participate in Methodist College’s general education assessment program
• Evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback
• Prepare effectively for class consistent with course objectives and course outline
• Adhere to classroom protocol established in the Methodist College Faculty Handbook
• Respond to and evaluate student learning using appropriate means
• Grade papers, tests, projects, and other assignments and provide feedback
• Submit grades to the Registrar at midterm and course completion
• Establish and maintain posted office hours for students
• Participate in the annual College adjunct self-reflection and evaluation process
• Deliver required course content through learning management software

English Adjunct Instructor

Therapist

• Treat patients of all ages and serve as a role model in professional service delivery
• Follow the therapist’s plan of care
• Adjust treatment based on patient response and evidence after communicating with the evaluating therapist and documenting communication
• Implement patient-centered, occupation-based intervention plans
• Plan treatment activities around patients’ and families’ functional and emotional needs
• Adapt activities for physical, cognitive, and behavioral limitations
• Collaborate with patients, families, significant others, occupational therapists, and healthcare providers
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and healthcare providers
• Produce clear, objective, accurate clinical documentation
• Participate in quality-of-service activities
• Provide occupational therapy interventions based on the evaluating OT’s plan of care
• Complete elbow, wrist, and hand range-of-motion measurements
• Train patients on activities of daily living, including dressing and cooking skills
• Complete daily documentation and charging in the therapy EMR
• Communicate patient progress and treatment recommendations to referring providers

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA

Technician

• Function as an integral part of the perioperative team as the first, second, or assisting surgical technician or second circulator under the direct supervision of the registered nurse
• Apply asepsis principles to maintain a sterile environment
• Provide age-specific care to obstetrical patients according to department policies and procedures
• Organize and coordinate supplies and equipment to maintain an efficient and cost-effective department
• Collect data on assigned patients as directed by the RN and unit-based performance standards
• Participate in Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement and Infection Control Committees as needed
• Assist with supply ordering and inventory control
• Collaborate with surgeons and the OR team to ensure trays, instrumentation, and supplies are ready for procedures
• Use preference cards to ensure specialized supplies are available
• Assist with cleaning and sterilization of instruments
• Properly dispose of trash and sharps
• Participate in Time Out
• Assist with room turnover
• Stock supplies and communicate with the Nurse Manager regarding needed supplies and instruments

Surgical Technician

Speech Language Pathologist

• Provide direct speech/language pathology services to referred patients of all ages
• Plan individualized, age-appropriate treatment programs based on referrals, evaluations, patient/family goals, clinical judgment, and pertinent information
• Maintain a productive schedule averaging 6.0 of 8.0 hours per day in direct clinical care
• Inform the manager of schedule openings and cancellations
• Administer daily treatment and adjust treatment plans to changing patient needs
• Complete competency assessments related to patient care
• Provide special services such as video swallow studies
• Communicate with physicians, team members, professionals, families, and caregivers to support optimum patient care
• Establish rapport with patients and provide education to patients and families
• Select and instruct patients on appropriate assistive devices
• Determine readiness for discharge and plan discharge, including home treatment plans or continued services
• Administer and interpret initial assessments of communication, cognition, swallowing, articulation, fluency, and voice functions
• Select assessment procedures for patients' abilities and limitations
• Complete documentation according to departmental policy
• Perform charge entry, maintain a clean work environment, and participate in committees and program development
• May supervise speech pathology students and interns after obtaining Certificate of Clinical Competence

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

• Maintain the dish room daily, including setting up, operating, disassembling, loading, and unloading dish machines and the three-compartment sink
• Wash pots, pans, utensils, dishes, and food-contact items
• Remove garbage from the dish room
• Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks, including mopping floors and cleaning food service equipment
• Assemble patient meal trays accurately, safely, and on time according to meal tickets and diet restrictions
• Prepare patient food items according to recipes and assigned par levels
• Deliver and retrieve patient food carts and trays from designated areas
• Clean and sanitize patient tray carts
• Set up workstations with required supplies and food items
• Follow food rotation policies and maintain proper hand hygiene
• Return clean utensils and patient service ware to proper storage
• Collect and return dirty dishes and carts to the kitchen
• Place utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays
• Assist with or direct scheduled cleaning duties
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor

Dietary Aide

• Receive and correctly identify specimens and prepare them for microscopic examination by the pathologist
• Perform routine histopathological tasks including microtomy, embedding, immunohistochemistry, and special staining
• Assist with frozen sections and radiology procedures using appropriate instrumentation
• Use LIS, HIS, and laboratory software systems
• Comply with CAP, accrediting organization, CLIA, and other regulatory requirements
• Troubleshoot methodology, instrumentation, and procedural problems
• Perform, record, and monitor quality control data and instrument maintenance
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, accreditation testing, proficiency testing, and annual competencies
• Participate in training new personnel and mentor others
• Process slides, tissues, special stains, radiology procedures, frozen sections, and cytological preparations
• Maintain specimen integrity and process specimens according to accepted procedures
• Maintain a clean, stocked, safe work area and follow laboratory safety procedures
• Prepare fine needle aspiration totes and provide appropriate fixatives
• Pick up pathology specimens from hospital departments and assist the pathologist with accessioning, organizing, numbering, and labeling
• Gross specimens as appropriate
• Maintain stains and change solutions in tissue processors and automatic stainers
• Perform pathology sendouts to reference laboratories
• Freeze and cut tissue on a cryostat; stain and coverslip frozen-section slides and touch-preparation smears
• Monitor supplies and perform department- and shift-specific duties

Histology Technician

• Perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture, finger and heel sticks, and blood cultures
• Verify patient identification and specimen labeling using two identifiers
• Maintain response times for STAT and TIMED orders
• Participate in trauma and code response teams
• Collect blood specimens from newborn to geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings
• Use vacutainer, hypodermic syringe, and butterfly needle systems for venipuncture
• Perform specialized blood collections for commercial laboratories and research
• Decontaminate blood culture draw sites with Chloroprep and collect blood culture specimens
• Coordinate with nurses for port collections when required
• Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, annual competencies, re-education, and retraining
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and complete required documentation
• Communicate accurately, timely, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers
• Work in a fast-paced hospital environment

Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist

Physician Assistant

• Assist providers and clinical staff with obtaining vital information and preparing patients for examinations, treatments, and minor surgical procedures
• Draw and collect blood and other patient samples and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis
• Administer ordered medications and vaccines
• Track follow-up appointments for office visits, laboratory tests, and procedures
• Schedule specialist and outpatient referrals
• Complete referral and lab requisition forms, including CPT/ICD-10 coding
• Document patient care in the electronic health record using standardized workflows
• Answer patient and family questions and provide teaching
• Interpret testing values in relation to patient status and take appropriate next steps within scope and licensure
• Maintain compliance with HIPPA, CLIA, OSHA, Safety, and Risk Management guidelines
• Room patients, obtain vital signs, and perform visual field testing
• Obtain prior authorizations through insurance companies
• Stock supplies and exam rooms
• Attend clinic/department meetings, read emails, and check the organization intranet
• Perform other duties requested by the Clinic Administrator to support office operations

Certified Medical Assistant, CMA/RMA

Manager

• Manage and direct the daily operation of assigned Imaging areas and staff
• Foster collaboration among clinical departments and affiliated services
• Resolve customer complaints and operational problems
• Collaborate with physicians and staff on technical procedures, techniques, and equipment
• Conduct interviewing, disciplinary actions, payroll reporting, paid-leave scheduling, and enforcement of rules and regulations
• Monitor employee performance and manage communications for goal setting, evaluations, wage increases, and personnel actions
• Ensure employee orientation, training, annual competencies, certifications, licensure, and education requirements are current
• Ensure personnel are trained and competent in equipment use
• Develop budget recommendations and monitor budget activities
• Manage X-ray, CT, and MRI professionals
• Oversee operational budgets and capital equipment purchases for X-ray, CT, and MRI
• Develop best practices with radiologist and interdisciplinary assistance
• Monitor quality and dose-reduction initiatives in X-ray and CT