Certified Medical Assistant Float

Duties And Responsibilities

• Active patient care team member: identifying and reporting to provider specific patient needs including those required for the visit and for general health care concerns
• Conducts pre-visit planning by reviewing and updating patient charts prior to appointment and collecting additional information such as lab results, ER reports etc as indicated from chart review and patient care huddle
• Prepares patient for examination and treatment by escorting them from the waiting area to the exam room and taking history as required by work flow algorithm
• Affords vital signs
• Performs routine lab procedures, including basic phlebotomy, as listed in Laboratory
• Assists providers with examinations and diagnostic procedures
• Administers, with a physician’s order, non-venous medications including injections. Vaccines may be given per vaccine
• Maintains patient documentation, for example but not limited to, lab orders and results, procedure results, phone calls
• Affords care management as directed by provider
• Fulfills Standing Orders
• Prepares and maintains clinical supplies and equipment
• Sterilizes all instruments as needed
• Affords assistance to team in care management as directed by provider
• Works in conjunction with Pharmacy Protocols
• Affords assistance with front desk duties as needed
• Participates in professional development activities as offered and required within the organization
• Complies with all HIPPA regulations
• Updates and maintains clinical skills
• Requests education as needed
• Treats patients, their families and staff with dignity and respect
• Performs other related work as required

Requirements

• Education: Completion of Medical Assistant Training Program
• Licensure and Credentials: Certified by the American Association of Medical Assistants BCLS certification
• Work Experience: Will train new graduates
• Skills: Able to read, write and communicate effectively orally and in writing. Able to calculate medication dosages correctly. Proficient in use of computer and keyboard. Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Knowledge of HIPAA and ability to maintain confidentiality. Able to manage self and environment calmly and appropriately in stressful situations. Clinical skills: Basic: taking vital signs, patient assessments, injections, appropriate and complete documentation. Clinical Skills: Advanced: Phlebotomy, IV, EKG, Catheterizations as examples
• Physical Abilities: Stand for extended periods of time. Able to push, pull and reach, sit, stoop and stretch. Have full range of body motion. Have the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a computer, telephone, copier and medical equipment. Able to lift and position patients using appropriate body mechanics. Have a normal range of hearing and eyesight to be able to collect data and record where appropriate (i.e. computer and/or paper)