Medical Assistant (Bilingual) – Ocala

About the Role

Under the direction of the Supervising Clinical Provider, the RN/LPN/Paramedic/EMT/MA provides direct patient care in the office setting and in the patient home as needed, in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies and procedures of Island Doctors.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients and triages each patient with a knowledgeable, confident, and timely response.
• Records vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, height, and weight.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients. Ensures rooms are clean and well stocked with supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments after each use.
• Inventories and orders medical supplies.
• Performs diagnostic testing such as EKG, Glucose test, INR, Urinalysis, and Rapid Strep.
• Administers injections and IV treatments; draws blood for diagnostic testing.
• Calls prescriptions into the pharmacy and faxes refill requests back to the pharmacy once approved by the Clinical Provider.
• Assists patients over the phone in a timely and professional manner, maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Assists Front Office as needed by answering phones, filing charts, scheduling appointments, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Active RN, LPN, Paramedic, EMT, or RMA license required.
• BLS certification required. BMO preferred.
• Able to manage difficult or emotional situations with patients and/or family members.
• 1 year of back office experience preferred.
• Friendly and compassionate disposition.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Dedication to maintaining confidentiality of all patient records.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one-hundred (100) pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Fine motor skills and visual acuity.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.