Medical Assistant

About the role

Provides a variety of technical, clerical, receptionist, and patient care services under the supervision of Registered Nurses or Health Care Providers.

Responsibilities

• Contact and schedule patients
• Perform patient intakes
• Therapeutic interventions as ordered by Health Care Provider
• Schedule follow-up visits and arrange referrals to outside facilities
• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patients, recording medical histories, and confirming purposes of visits
• Prepares patients for examinations by performing exam room cleaning and preliminary patient intake measures such as taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summaries and documenting in Electronic Health Records
• Safeguards patient information and maintains confidentiality
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with federal, state, and local 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, and calling for repairs
• Participates in pre-visit planning for scheduled patients and documents information/patient care on the patient's ambulatory care record and/or electronic health record
• Schedules procedures and/or coordinates lab and diagnostic tests and referrals for services
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens
• Performs basic CLIA waved laboratory tests
• Gives patients injections or medications as directed by Health Care Provider and as permitted by state law
• Verifies completion of referral forms with times and appointments
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor and requested by Health Care Provider

Qualifications

• Previous experience in ambulatory clinical settings
• At least 1 year of experience in medical offices
• Experience with electronic medical records
• Washington State License as a Medical Assistant
• All immunizations up to date
• Able to work with pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Completed a pre-employment criminal background check and obtained access to IHS EHR
• Valid Washington State Driver's License with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Driving permit
• Passed a pre-employment drug test