Medical Assistant

Essential Job Duties

• Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs.
• Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration.
• Follows administration protocol:
• Checks medication with transcribed or original order.
• Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.
• Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.
• Demonstrates and appreciates the heritage, values, and wisdom of the residents and an understanding of the normal changes of aging.
• Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.
• Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed.
• Answers signal lights promptly.
• Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly.
• Assists with quality improvement programs.
• Constant contact with residents, family members and staff. Contact requires the ability to communicate with cooperative and courteous attitude despite simultaneous tasks.

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant certification required with registration in the state of Michigan.
• Prior geriatric nursing assistant experience preferred.
• Good assessment skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable medical assistant principles and practices to insure quality of care standards for residents are maintained.
• Must be self-motivated and function as an “in-charge” person.
• Must possess a high degree of interpersonal relations skills and capability of relating to a variety or people and personalities.
• Considerable initiative, judgment, and leadership skills are also required.
• Must be able to work with interruptions.
• Majority or work is performed inside the facility but occasionally outdoors.
• Requires ability to understand and follow policies and procedures of infection control, disaster preparedness, safety rules and regulations and facility rules.
• Participate in shift report to provide continuity of resident care.
• Work cooperatively with the residents, nurses, physicians and families.