Medical Assistant Full-time Days

Medical Assistant Full-time Days

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent or 2 years of appropriate work experience
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Measure and record appropriate vital signs, identify abnormal values and report findings to the appropriate nursing staff or medical provider.
• Assist with patient arrival to the clinic, schedules new and follow-up patient appointments and facilitates a smooth patient exit from clinic.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of clinic equipment, including preparation of equipment, testing of equipment for safety prior to use on patient, cleaning and disinfecting of equipment (between patients and at clinic’s end) according to hospital policy.
• Maintain linens, supplies, equipment for clinic use and stocks exam rooms/tables appropriately.
• Properly collect, prepare, secure laboratory specimens for testing and/or transport when necessary.
• Document appropriately in the patient medical record according to established departmental guidelines.
• Navigate electronic medical records to obtain laboratory and radiology results, outside medical records, updates patient demographic data and schedule follow-up appointments.
• Prepare safety reports when warranted or as directed by the clinic manager/designee.
• Maintain privacy of patient personal health information by ensuring computer screens are secure in the absence of medical/nursing/clinical staff.
• Demonstrate honesty, promptness, dependability, courtesy and respect in interactions with patients, caregivers, customers, co-workers and staff.
• Consult and keep clinic manager informed of clinic activities, requirements, and problems.
• Demonstrate ability to manage patient and/or co-worker complaints in a calm, positive, non-judgmental manner, and reports these events to clinic manager on a daily basis.
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality exemplified by discussing issues only with appropriate persons and in a place and manner.
• Implement standard and transmission-based precautions, per hospital policy. Ensures patient safety during clinic visits, per hospital policy.
• Report any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to clinic manager and participate in quality improvement process.
• Participate in the clinic preparation process by gathering appropriate clinical documentation for review by the medical provider, obtain medical records from outside facilities, scan outside correspondence into the appropriate area of the electronic medical record, and answer/route calls.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.