Medical Assistant I

About the role

The Medical Assistant I position within the Health Center provides administrative and clinical support to the patient care team. This role serves as an entry-level position, with the potential to advance to a Medical Assistant II after six months of training.

Responsibilities

• Uses the practice management program to register, schedule, and verify appointments.
• Prepares for patient visits by reviewing the schedule and preparing necessary paperwork.
• Verifies patient insurance and collects co-payments.
• Greets patients and visitors, directs them to examination rooms, and collects lab results and paperwork.
• Prints labels, completes encounter forms, and charts notes.
• Schedules referral appointments and mails out results.
• Interviews patients, documents medical history, and obtains vital signs.
• Reports abnormal readings and follows universal precautions.
• Prepares and labels lab requisitions and specimens.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Assists providers with exams and procedures, including visual exams, EKGs, and cleaning exam rooms.
• Administers medication through inhalation, ears, eyes, orally, and by injection.
• Performs subcutaneous and intramuscular immunizations.
• Performs in-house tests such as strep, BGL, hematocrit, chemstrip UA, HCG, hemoglobin A1C, and urine drug screens.
• Communicates effectively with patients and their families.
• Works on multiple tasks within established deadlines.

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED certificate.
• Graduation from a technical school as a Medical Assistant or equivalent.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred.
• CPR Certification must be obtained within the first 6 months of hire and maintained.
• Knowledge of patient interviewing techniques, basic medical terminology, vital signs, and abnormal values.
• Ability to take a blood pressure, obtain a pulse, respiratory rate, height, weight, temperature, and perform throat cultures.
• Knowledge of various instruments, their parts, and classifications, as well as procedures for care and sterilization of instruments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families.
• Physical ability to lift and carry related to clinic duties.
• Computer skills to enter and access patient data.
• Visual acuity, hearing, and speaking abilities to read computer monitor output and results of basic medical tests.