Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Requirements

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and empathy towards our patients at all times.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with team members, including doctors, nurses, front desk staff, center managers, and market leaders.
• Mindset focused on solving problems for patients and achieving team goals.
• Knowledge of medical products, services, standards, policies and procedures.
• Skill in operating phones, personal computer, software and other IT systems.
• Must be detail-oriented to ensure accuracy of reports and data.
• Ability to maintain effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow.
• Ability to act calmly in busy or stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Measures and records vital signs; records patient interview, history, and chief complaint.
• Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests; assists physician with exams; explain treatment procedures and physicians’ instructions to patient.
• Phlebotomy and collection of other lab specimens; performs basic waived lab tests.
• Prepares and administers medications under physician supervision; changes dressings, applies bandages, removes sutures and other first aid procedures; uses CPR skills when necessary.
• Maintains supplies, equipment, stocks and sterilizes instruments; practices OSHA safety standards; performs accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.
• Processes patient phone messages, returning calls and routing them to other team members as appropriate; calls patients to obtain and relay pertinent information for the physician.
• Upon physician approval and authorization, calls in prescriptions to the pharmacy. Uses communication skills with appropriate medical terminology; and follows appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct; authorized individuals will use the ChenMed Rx system to support physician medication dispensing.
• This position requires 5-10% travel time.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year Medical Assistant or similar work experience in corresponding setting is preferred.
• Experience working with geriatric patients is a plus.
• EMR system experience is preferred.