Medical Assistant - Family Medicine Galena

Duties and responsibilities

• Works directly with Mercy Primary Care Providers to provide safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered care in a systematic way.
• Pairs with patients, providers, and other members of the clinical care team to drive quality outcomes for all patients.

Position Details

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • New hire must attend MA Clinic Academy training.
  • Must have completed all MA Competencies.
  • Caregivers must actively maintain MA certification.
  • Caregivers can be hired as a Certified Medical Assistant if they are a Certified/Registered Medical Assistant.
• Additional minimum requirement(s) only for Hospital Outpatient Departments: Certification(s): BLS (Basic Life Support).

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of applicable patient care experience in an outpatient or ambulatory care setting.
• Graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant program.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Complete Advanced Standard Rooming with overall achievement >= 90% for the last 6 months including: AWV questionnaire and documentation.
• Thorough Medication Reconciliation.
• Closing all open care gaps as indicated.
• Encounter Guide (Fall Risk, Depression, Breast Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening, and Diabetes Eye Exam).
• Blood Pressure Recheck for patients with elevated initial blood pressure reading.
• Completion of Patient Experience Conversation.

Physical Requirements

• Position requires the ability to push, pull, and/or lift 50 lbs on a regular basis.
• Position requires prolonged standing and walking during each shift.
• Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties.