Medical Assistant – Family Medicine

Medical Assistant – Family Medicine

Requirements

• GED or HS Equivalency Diploma
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 45 days unless department leader has determined it is not required
• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing for LPN
• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant, or 2 years of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years
• Good communication skills; both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Basic keyboarding and typing skills
• CPR certification required upon hire or within 60 days of hire
• Certification/Registration required. Non-certified MAs must obtain certification or registration within one year of hire with AMG approved certifying bodies

Responsibilities

• Assist with the provision of patient centered care in an outpatient clinic
• Prepare and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and gathering/documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, and/or medications)
• Perform laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions/infection control guidelines
• Assist the physician/advance practice provider (APP) with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc.
• Administer routine medications, under physician/APP orders, which may include but are not limited to immunizations, antibiotics, vitamins and topical agents
• Provide basic patient instructions on the performance of routine tasks or skills
• Communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow and makes adjustments as necessary
• May perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks or skills based on the specialty and appropriate advanced skills and competencies such as but not limited to removal of sutures and staples, straight catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture, drug screen), phlebotomy – butterfly, venous heel stick, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, etc., under clinical supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with age groups of patients treated