Medical Assistant - Breast Surgery Clinic

General Duties

Clinical:

• Makes and records appropriate vital signs.
• Identifies abnormal values and reports findings to appropriate staff.
• Aids in patient arrival and scheduling appointments.
• Responds to emergencies in accordance with policy.
• Ensures patient comfort and maintains clinic equipment.
• Collects, prepares, and secures laboratory specimens.
• Documents in patient medical records according to guidelines.
• Updates patient demographic data and schedules follow-up appointments.
• Prepares safety reports as needed.
• Maintains privacy of patient health information.

Documentation

• Accesses and documents laboratory and radiology results.
• Updates patient demographic data.
• Schedules follow-up appointments.
• Prepares safety reports as needed.
• Maintains privacy of patient health information.

Professionalism and Support

• Demonstrates honesty, promptness, dependability, courtesy, and respect.
• Communicates clinic activities, requirements, and problems to the manager.
• Manages patient and/or co-worker complaints calmly and positively.
• Reports incidents to the manager daily.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality.

Safety and Infection Control

• Implements standard and transmission-based precautions.
• Ensures patient safety during clinic visits.
• Reports safety hazards or violations to the manager.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Process.

Clerical Support

• Gathers clinical documentation for medical providers.
• Obtains medical records from outside facilities.
• Scans correspondence into the electronic medical record.
• Answers the telephone and routes calls.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent.
• 2 years of work experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association.
• Knowledge of general medical terminology, hospital policies, and procedures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain accurate patient medical records.
• Basic computer and data entry skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Analytical skills to determine job priorities, multi-task, and work independently.

Reporting Relationships

No

Work Shift

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