Medical Assistant - Full Time, (Four 10 Hour Shifts) - Bronson Internal Medicine - Battle Creek
Location: BBC Bronson Battle Creek – Bronson Internal Medicine, Battle Creek
Full-time, four 10-hour shifts per week
About the role
Working under the provider’s direction, you will provide general nursing functions for the practice. This includes recording vital signs, immunizations, initial patient assessment, obtaining concise patient history, and providing various clinical information and support to providers. You will process and post information to patient charts, educate patients and families regarding medications, treatments, care, and referrals.
Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- Must meet one of the following:
- Successful completion of an accredited medical assistant program
- CMA/CCMA/RMA certified
- Meet eligibility requirements to take CMA/RMA and must be obtained within 6 months of hire
- BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire/transfer
- Knowledge of clinical skills as required with Medical Assistant Certification/Registration
- Effective problem-solving and prioritization skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to process information in a confidential manner
- Clear and effective communication with patients, doctors, and other staff
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and function as an integral team member with other healthcare professionals
- Personal computer skills with EMR experience highly desirable; ability to input and retrieve data from the organization’s computerized systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain positive customer service
- Ability to establish effective working relations with physicians, office staff, and employees in a team environment
- Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality
Work involves high levels of mental/visual fatigue, such as interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods. This includes operating a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time. The role requires considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (20 pounds or less), and assisting with heavier tasks such as lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for examination, including patient assessment, histories, vital signs, medication reconciliation, and routine testing of hearing, vision, or other functions
- Document pertinent information in charts
- Maintain documentation standards and review charts prior to appointments to ensure requests and documents are in place
- Administer treatments as requested by the physician
- Obtain specimens for urine testing, phlebotomy, etc.
- Perform laboratory tests as directed by the physician
- Accurately document required information in patient charts
- Set up and assist physicians with procedures (laceration repair, pap/pelvic, etc.)
- Schedule outside tests or procedures for patients in other departments or facilities (e.g., x-ray, MRI)
- Prepare patients for tests/procedures by providing appropriate instructions
- Coordinate admissions, referrals, call in prescriptions, etc.
- Stock exam rooms with supplies as needed
- Conduct day-to-day inventory of supplies and report items to be ordered
- Assist in scheduling appointments in the EMR system as required
- Screen calls to determine urgency, necessity of appointments, or whether phone advice is sufficient
- Assist in completion of miscellaneous patient forms (Worker Compensation, Disability, etc.)
- Attend staff, educational, or other meetings as required
- Perform other related duties as assigned by nurses, practice manager, or physician
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus for external candidates: up to $1,500.00
- Retention bonus for external candidates: $1,500.00
Schedule
- Full-time, 40 scheduled weekly hours
- 10-hour day shift