Medical Assistant

About the role

A podiatry medical assistant is one who specializes in ankle and foot care. They keep the medical office running efficiently and handle various tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examination by taking vitals; recording medical history into Epic
• Escorting patients to and from exam rooms
• Complying with OSHA and HIPPA regulations
• Scheduling surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical centers; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms
• Helping the physician with procedures
• Giving patients injections as directed by the physician
• Casting for Orthotics
• Applying Below knee cast
• Applying Low Dying strapping to feet
• Applying Unna Boots
• Performing Nail Debridement
• Performing Callus/Corn debridement
• Dressing changes
• Performing X-Rays
• Documenting phone calls
• Returning Patient Messages; Completing In-Baskets
• Updating Logs

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• At least one (1) year of experience preferred
• Medical Assistant Certification is preferred
• Epic experience is preferred

Physical Demands

• Communicate professionally and courteously with patients and clinic staff
• Sit for at least an hour at a time
• Stand and walk for up to 20 minutes at a time
• Assist with rooming patients, filing, and other basic office tasks to include keeping office environment and waiting room clean
• The ability to bend, stoop, and lift up to 5-10 lbs
• The ability to utilize the computer and keyboard for long periods of time

Work Requirements

• Sit, stand, bend, reach and squat
• Frequent computer usage including the ability to type as well as verbally communicate with patients and co-workers
• Lift up to 30 lbs occasionally
• Assist patients in and out of the patient chair with support with other staff members

Inventory

• Unpack daily deliveries of medical products and supplies from UPS/FedEx in large boxes
• Unpack boxes weighing over 50 pounds and maneuver them to appropriate supply cabinets

Orthotics

• Retrieve and assemble materials for casting, including large basins of warmed water for plaster application
• Reach overhead or under counter to access storage shelves for pre-fabricated inserts

X-rays

• Aid in positioning patients for x-rays by kneeling or stooping
• Insert and remove a 10-pound digital radiograph system cassette sensor

Patient Transfer

• Assist patients on and off treatment chairs, assist in moving limbs, remove and replace shoes and boots
• Prepare patients for physician exam by sitting on the floor to remove shoes and socks or perform nail debridements while leaning, stooping or sitting on the ground

Casting

• Hold a limb in position for casting and/or bandage application
• Remove elongated or fungal toenail material with manual instrumentation and motorized grinders
• Apply soft materials or fiberglass to a limb that can weigh in excess of 50 pounds

Instrument Processing

• Collect and rinse instruments in a universal basin
• Clean, package and sterilize instruments on a counter sterilizer

Procedures

• Pass medications, cut sutures, perform saline flushes, retrieve specimens, etc.
• Assist with procedures lasting between 5-20 minutes

Medications

• Reach over head into and out of a lockable overhead cabinet to retrieve medications
• Draw and deliver medications to treatment rooms

Record Keeping

• Take and record vitals and pertinent medical history
• Assemble blood pressure cuffs to perform the read

General Office Cleaning

• Wipe down chairs and counters with sanitizer after each patient visit
• Remove trash from rooms and replace new bags
• Collect and transport large trash bags to an on-site dumpster