Certified Medical Assistant

About the Role

The Medical Assistant provides assistance to licensed medical providers in clinic and surgical settings, delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, and individualized care to all patients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a patient advocate during patient exams and treatments.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight, and height.
• Escort patients to examination, procedure, or operative rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Record patients' medical history, medications, allergies, vital statistics, and test results in medical records.
• Ensure proper consent forms are obtained prior to preparing a patient for treatment.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, following safety protocols (right dose, right patient, right route, right drug, noting expiration date).
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, wound care instructions, and physicians' instructions to patients.
• Assist physicians during examinations and treatments, including handing instruments, giving injections, and removing sutures.
• Under provider direction, authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, ensuring rooms are neat and clean.
• Inspect sterile items before opening and organize supplies on the sterile field.
• Assist physicians with surgical procedures while maintaining a sterile field.
• Assess the patient’s condition throughout exams, procedures, or surgeries and notify the physician and RN of any distress.
• Clean rooms and medical equipment between patients and at the end of the day.
• Correctly dispose of infectious waste and biohazard materials.
• Schedule patient appointments and change wound dressings.
• Greet patients arriving at the office or clinic.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule tests or admissions for patients.
• Inventory and assess the need for instruments, supplies, and equipment, keeping rooms stocked.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Document all procedures accurately and in a timely manner.
• Respond to emergency situations based on nursing standards, policies, and protocols, ensuring knowledge of equipment and supplies.
• Assist in medical emergencies for patients, employees, or visitors and ensure proper documentation per facility policy.
• Inventory and order medical emergency supplies monthly and ensure all equipment is in proper working order.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
• Perform other duties as necessary or in the best interest of the organization.