Medical Assistant

Responsibilities

• Prepare examination/treatment rooms; measure vital signs (i.e. pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure) as well as height and weight and records information of patient charts.
• Interviews patients, oversees the enrollment process.
• Coincide care with CLS.
• Inventory and order medical supplies and materials.
• Maintain logbooks for quality control.
• Provides preventive health education.
• Inventory (vendors, labs, pharmacy).
• Hand instruments and materials to doctor, as directed.
• Preparation and maintenance of charts (i.e. allergy stickers, secures Past medical/psychiatric/dental data including medication profiles).
• Clean and sterilize instruments.
• Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test or calls a medical facility to schedule patients for tests.
• Administer treatments and perform routine laboratory tests.
• Record room filing, faxing, email, make calls.
• Affix specimen handling.
• Affix desensitization programs.
• Participate in meetings or case conferences, as needed.
• Provide educational support to patients and direct care professionals on behalf of patients.

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant certificate from an accredited vocational program, a plus.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), a plus.
• Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and/or the National Health career Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), a plus.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• AED Certification.

Preferred Skills

• Strong oral, written, and organizational skills required.
• Prior experience coordinating medical record activities of a busy medical office or healthcare center, a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Physical aspects may include but are not limited to lifting and transferring of a patient.