Medical Assistant - Cancer Center - Full Time

About the role

All KHI employees are expected to support KHI's vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient care under the direct supervision (in the office suite or exam room) of a Physician, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner.
• Maintains all applicable KHI Policies and Procedures.
• Escorts patients to exam room and prepares patient for exam including vital signs, history, and reason for seeking care.
• Cross trains in data entry, balancing of accounts, charges fees and collect payments due.
• Schedules/confirms appointments.
• Maintains and facilitates communication between patients, family and clinical staff.
• Reports as necessary to Public Health at direction of provider.
• Maintains work area including exam rooms, supplies, medication and immunizations.
• Performs CLIA waived lab tests and obtains specimens; performs proficiency testing and runs controls for waived tests; may perform venipuncture.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for charging for technical functions, assisting the physician and nurses for all clinical requests, and maintaining all applicable KRMC policies and procedures.
• Included are also injections, organizing chemotherapeutic agents for the Oncology Nurses to administer, looking up authorizations, and developing moderate knowledge of chemotherapy, its side effects, and implications upon a patient population.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School or Equivalent - will be required to provide proof (Diploma or Official Transcripts) upon hire.
• Must Also Meet One Of The Following Criteria:
  • Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (documentation on file).
  • Hold a current medical assistant certification from a nationally recognized certifying body accredited by National Commission for Certifying Agencies or American National Standards Institute (e.g., AAMA, AMT, NCCT, NHA).
  • Completion of a medical service training program through the U.S. Armed Forces (documentation on file).
• Certification: BL Scertification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to communicate effectively with others;
• Manage multiple priorities and tasks, to maintain attention to detail;
• Able to recognize and respond appropriately to urgent/emergent situations per protocol;
• Knowledge of/ able to implement direct care, newborn through geriatric;
• Knowledge of/able to use basic medical terminology.

Preferences

• Experience: One to two years’ experience as a medical assistant in a clinical outpatient setting.
• Exposure Categories: Special Position Requirements Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.

Work Requirements

• Must be able to distinguish appropriate colors.
• Incumbent must be able to consistently reach and/or work above and below shoulder level; lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to walk/be on feet 90% of day with frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, standing.
• Able to sit at desk 10% of day; communicate using telephone.