Certified Medical Assistant/Medical Assistant- OBOT

Essential Duties And Major Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs (including: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and other procedures as needed)
• Affords assistance in preparing patients for routine diagnostic procedures (i.e. urine specimens) and performing selected POC screening tests
• Manages patient care as a team effort involving clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients
• Organizes and coordinates Suboxone and Vivitrol schedules, distributes patients across sites and provider time blocks
• Manages provider registry for patients receiving MAT
• Provides support during screening, intake, induction, stabilization and maintenance phases of patient treatment
• Tracks, follows up and reports diagnostic services, diagnostic test results, referrals for diagnostic tests, tracks results and closes the loop for all test results
• Communicates with providers, patients and the patient’s families when appropriate
• Affords assistance in maintaining the treatment database with health information for those patients enrolled in the program and pertinent to any associated grants

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, Associate Degree in Medical Office Assistant or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience preferred
• Work experience similar to a medical office environment
• Computer skills for accurate data entry
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced medical office environment