Health Center | Student Employment

Department – Student Health Center
Job Title – Health Center Assistant

Purpose of Job

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Health Center assistant will assist Health Center NPs, and medical assistant with greeting student patients, answering the phone, printing, scheduling patient appointments and instructing patients to check in when needed.
• ​Health Center Assistants will help the Health Center NPs and medical assistant with other miscellaneous jobs including but not limited to the set up for vaccine clinics, health fairs, wellness displays, giving patients vaccine information statements, and printing Travax reports for CCE medical health statement visits.
• Preparing flu kits for patients.
• Restocking the self-care station.
• Health Center assistants who work the closing shift are responsible for putting any specimens in the ProHealth and Marquette lock boxes and checking and recording the temperature of the vaccine fridge.
• In addition, assistants that are certified nursing assistants may be asked to room patients and check vital signs when needed.

Job Qualifications

• Health Center Assistants must be polite, discrete, and pleasant when interacting with student patients.
• ​All Health Center Assistants are required to sign a confidentiality statement annually, and all patient encounters and patients' personal information must be kept confidential.
• Students must possess skills required for scheduling appointments in Medicat, the electronic health record.
• Students should be punctual for their shifts and find a replacement if they cannot make their shift.
• Health Center Assistants that assist with patient care must show a valid nursing assistant certificate; otherwise, they will only be allowed to perform clerical duties outlined above.

Supervisor(s)

• Pam Dolata | 262.524.7233 | pdolata@carrollu.edu