Ambulatory Care Technician

Position DetailsPosition Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Ambulatory Care Technician
Job Category Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Infectious Diseases/Geographic Medicine
Department NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Disease
OverviewNew Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting SummaryRutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Ambulatory Care Technician for the Department of Medicine – Division of Infectious Disease within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Ambulatory Care Technician (ACT) will provide medical assistance to nurses and physicians in the overall care of patients, including technical procedures such as phlebotomy, and intramuscular and subcutaneous injections. This position also assists with receptionist, telephone, and filing duties.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Under clinical supervision, performs delegated procedures, common to the specialty area in a safe, effective, and efficient manner according to Clinical Practice Policy and Procedures.
• Performs telephone and in-person screenings.
• Performs chart review prior to clinic visit to obtain historical data.
• As directed by physician, administers approved medications, including vaccinations, via intramuscular and subcutaneous injections as may be delegated under state regulations.
• Assists provider in identified patient procedures, treatments and examinations (preparation, positioning, supplies, equipment).
• Appropriately obtains and manages specimens, including: labeling, form completion, transport to laboratories, and log maintenance.
• Performs quality control for waived testing.
• Recognizes emergency situations and implements emergency procedures according to clinic guidelines.
• Administers first aid, CPR, and maintains emergency equipment and supplies.

Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Day
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 1600
Position Salary $40,851.20
Annual Minimum Salary 20.760
Annual Mid Range Salary 21.260
Annual Maximum Salary 21.900
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.

COVID-19 Immunization Requirement

Rutgers University requires all new employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the employee a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of a vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use in the United States or a vaccine that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine. Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility PERS
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Graduation from a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Must have experience in the administration of intramuscular and subcutaneous injection techniques.

Certifications/Licenses

• Current certification from the Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), or registration from the American Medical Technologists (AMT), or the National Center for Competency Training (NCCT), or any recognized certifying body approved by the Board.
• Applicants may be licensed in the State of New Jersey in another classification permitted by regulations to give intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Computer literacy with competence in Microsoft Office components.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of related experience in a medical office setting.
• NJDHSS HIV counselor certification.
• Knowledge of Newark community.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish).
  

Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Must be able to lift or exert force up to ten (10) pounds.
• Assists with transportation services in the clinic.

Special Conditions
Posting Details

Posting Number 21ST3626
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.