Certified Medical Assistant - Outpatient Physician Clinic, Full Time

About the role

The Medical Assistant will support clinical operations through the management of patient flow within the unit and/or physician practice.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, visitors and staff with a high of customer service, respect, and professionalism.
• Perform Clinical Duties, Including:
• Patient vitals and weights
• Patient interviews for medical histories, including recording allergies, medications, and chief complaints
• Clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory standards, policies and procedures
• Venipuncture according to guidelines, protocols, and standard aseptic technique
• Specimen collection
• Wound care, skin checks, dressing changes
• Bowel and Bladder care, including straight catheter placements, hemoccult, and rectal checks
• Basic EKG
• Respiratory testing as ordered by the physician, such as pulse oximetry, nebulizer treatments, and pulmonary function
• Prep for visits or procedures, including lifting, transfers, and set up of equipment and instrumentation
• Glucose testing as needed
• Exam assistance as determined by the supervising physician or care team
• Additional Responsibilities:
• Perform administrative duties including the check-in or receiving of patients, scheduling and registration, basic secretarial skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and writing correspondence, check-out of patients
• Serve as a liaison between the physician and other departments/individuals
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Requirements

• Certificate or diploma from a Medical Assistant program.
• Completion of an internship that provides practical experience in qualified physicians' offices, accredited hospitals, or other health care facilities.
• Current CPR certification, required.
• Minimum one year of professional experience performing venipuncture, wound care, assistive procedures as outlined above, preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and patient privacy standards at all times and in the completion of all duties.
• Intermediate computer skills and experience working within an electronic medical record, strongly preferred.
• Problem solving and decision making skills, with ability to confront and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Able to handle and prioritize many tasks under potentially stressful situations.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, patient families, employees, physicians, referring parties, and other RIC system-wide staff.

Skills

• Intermediate computer skills and experience working within an electronic medical record.
• Problem solving and decision making skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

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