Certified Medical Assistant - Endocrinology

Clerical Responsibilities

• Assembles patients’ health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Ensures all related reports, labs and information is available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment.
• Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.
• Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
• Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery.
• Ensures that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient’s care.
• Obtains lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
• Completes forms/requisitions as needed;
• Schedules physician and ancillary appointments;
• Updates charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately.
• Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or has not been completed within established time standards.

Environmental/Logistical Responsibilities

• Checks schedules and organizes patient flow;
• Sets up instruments and equipment according to department protocols;
• Cleans exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control;
• Performs Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving;
• Cleans sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeps appropriate records;
• Keeps exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies;
• Completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring;
• Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program (CAAHEP or ABHES).
• Medical Assistant certification required.
• Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification.
• Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
• Completion of TB test will be required.

Experience

• Minimum one year of recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and/or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office.
• EKG.
• Vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection.
• E.H.R. utilization.
• Serving customers in person and on the phone

Physical Requirements

• Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support weight of 35 pounds.
• Able to concentrate on details.
• Use of computer for long periods of time.