Medical Assistant

Objectives of this role

Manage and care for clients; recognize and attend to their needs. Recognize ethical and legal responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide information, services, and assistance to clients and patients at PRIME on-site events and various PRIME Clinics.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performs preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating, including sterilization of medical instruments.
• Verifies patient information, medical histories by interviewing patients, documenting medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Saves doctors' time by helping with office procedures.
• Aid in injury care.
• Perform phlebotomy service and give injections.
• Saves patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Updates and files medical records according to State and Federal laws.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Takes and record messages.

Qualifications/Skills

• Professionalism
• Confidentiality
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
• Excellent communication skills
• Maintaining client and staff confidentiality
• Must be able to pass a DISA Drug Screen and Background check
• Reliability
• Patients and compassion
• Punctuality
• Stress Management
• Teamwork
• Working independently
• Working quickly and accurately

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements

• Must be a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) or equivalent
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of working experience as a Medical Assistant required

Physical Demands

• Sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time
• Lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 50 pounds
• Repetitive motion
• Extensive use of computers, copy machines, and keyboards
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading
• Work is performed in a medical clinic setting and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards
• Must have the ability to lift and carry parcels, packages, and other items, to walk short distances, climb stairs, and drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials

Mental Requirements

• Learn new tasks
• Remember processes
• Maintain focus
• Complete tasks independently
• Make timely decisions in the context of a workflow
• Ability to communicate with employees and visitors
• Ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota

Position Unit

Variety of PRIME locations - Non-Exempt: Hourly