Medical Assistant

Roles

Serves as an integral member of the clinic team; efficiently performs back-office duties including effectively monitoring and managing the flow of patients, greeting and rooming patients, documenting patient histories, and preparing exam rooms.

Responsibilities

• Room’s patients in a timely fashion to maximize provider’s time, reduce delays, and meet appointment times.
• While facilitating a positive patient experience.
• Escorts patients to the clinic laboratory and directs them to the collect tech when a urine analysis is required.
• Escorts patient to a triage room and obtains patients weight and height.
• Verifies patient information through an Electronic Medical Record system.
• Triage patients by obtaining medication list, verifies PCP (primary care provider), verifies pharmacy and reconciles medications.
• Go over patient’s history and enters required information in progress note.
• Completes meaningful use marker.
• Sets up patient rooms and assist physicians during consultation.
• Scribes and assist in procedures and injections under the direction of a physician.
• Covers pill counts and destroys when instructed by physician or management.
• Creates and builds patient procedure/exam notes.
• Interacts professionally with patients and family members.
• Provides patients with explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary.
• Maintains an environment that provides the patient with feelings of safety and security.
• Makes decisions reflecting knowledge of facts and good judgement within scope of practice.
• P Practices HIPAA requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintains work area and clinic neat and clean at all times.
• Affixes with stocking and cleaning throughout the clinic.

Qualifications

• Current Medical Assistant Certification/CNA/EMT/ or experience
• High school diploma or GED required
• Current BLS/CPRExperience
• Experience with electronic medical records and standard PC Software applications required
• Basic Anatomy knowledge

Working Conditions

• Operates computers, scanners, telephones and additional office equipment.
• Able to sit and stand for long periods of time.
• Occasionally requires employee to lift up to 50 pounds and/or carry objects that weigh up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Medical Care Coverage
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability and AD&D
• $25,000 Company Provided Life Insurance
• Company Provided Employee Assistant Program
• Telemedicine

Schedule

Monday - Thursday: 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Hours may vary)