Medical Assistant

Position Overview

Responsible for providing care for clinic patients under supervision of the physician or nurse practitioner. Assists providers and staff in coordinating patient care. Functions as primary liaison between patients, staff, pharmacy, and physician / nurse practitioner. Rooms patients and takes vital signs and inputs data into practice software. May perform TMS treatments under a physician’s supervision.

Essential Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to exam rooms, interviews patients and documents chief complaint, allergies, current medication, and any other pertinent prior fixed medical information.
• Measures vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and documents information in patient’s chart.
• Communicates directly with patients as instructed by physician or nurse practitioner.
• Provides written prescriptions for patients and documents appropriately.
• Ensures all related reports, labs and information is retrieved and uploaded into patients’ medical record prior to their appointment.
• Communicates abnormal lab results to patients (cholesterol, blood sugars, immune functioning, etc.).
• Triage and process portal and phone messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and nurse practitioners, verify emergency requests, refills or other patient needs. Document any reactions to medications in patient’s chart.
• Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.).
• Schedules, reschedules or cancels follow-up appointments as necessary and log into practice software ensuring appointments are linked to correct authorization.
• Monitors patients during telemedicine appointment and communicate to remote provider anything remarkable.
• Performs injections as needed.
• Supervisory Or Managerial Responsibility None

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Completion of formal training program as a medical assistant required
• 1 year experience as a Medical Assistant preferred
• Electronic Medical Record experience and health insurance preferred
• RMA or CMA certification or preferred
• BLS preferred