Medical Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room in advance of the physician’s visit.
• Takes vitals such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height and enters them into the EMR.
• Obtains current medication list from new and return patients and verify allergies during every request for medication and every office visit. Performs medication reconciliation.
• Performs necessary office tests, such as rapid strep tests and smell tests as requested by the physician and document results in the patient’s record.
• Updates patient’s surgeries in the Surgical History once the patient has had surgery by our physicians. Also, updates surgeries performed by other physicians when they have return visits.
• Drews blood specimens from patients and prepares and labels the specimens for the laboratory ensuring appropriate lab is used based on patient’s insurance plan.
• Obtains patient signed informed consent via paper and administer intramuscular injections such as steroids and vitamin B12 and documents the injection completion in EHR.
• Updates the provider which patient should be seen next to minimize wait time when multiple rooms are filled up. Patient timeliness and appointment time must be taken into consideration to avoid upset patient(s).
• Cleans and prepares room in a timely manner for the next patient.
• Retrieves, directs and responds accordingly to the messages from the nursing line.
• Calls-in prescriptions as directed by the physicians.
• Safeguards the safety of the patient, co-workers, and self, per policies and procedures.
• Maintains a safe environment for patient, co-workers and self, per policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred (required for South Carolina).
• CPR Certification preferred (BLS required for South Carolina).

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Short & Long Term Disability.
• Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Retailer Contribution Program - 401(K) Match.

Summary

Summary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Certain US jurisdictions require SENTA Partners to provide new employees with a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role at the location in which the job may be performed. The posted salary range reflects our best estimate at the time of posting, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors that determine the final salary offer include office location, experience, skills, and current organizational needs.

SENTA Partners is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.