Medical Assistant

Description

• 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
• Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical centers; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms
• Helps the physician with procedures
• Gives patients injections as directed by the physician
• Casts for orthotics
• Applies below knee cast
• Applies low dying strapping to feet
• Applies Unna Boots
• Performs nail debridement
• Performs callus/corn debridement
• Performs dressing changes
• Performs X-Rays
• Documents phone calls
• Updates logs

Administrative

• Orders, sorts, stores supplies and restocks exam rooms
• Cleans exam areas, sets up instruments and equipment and cleans the sterilizer
• Greet patients, answers the office phones, performs data entry and schedules appointments
• Assists front office staff if and when needed and performs manual insurance verifications
• Performs any other duties determined appropriate by management

Requirements

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