Medical Assistant III - Health and Aging - Babson Place - Full Time Days

About the role

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of physician. A clinical lead in the office and is a clinical resource to management and coworkers. Will assist with training needs for the office. May identify clinical optimization opportunities. Is a change agent for the office.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient flow during clinic hours.
• Documents review of systems; measures vital signs such as pulse rate, respirations, blood pressure, weight and height (see Appendix A for specifics); updates past and current medical, social and family history; reviews medications and updates medication list at each visit.
• Correctly records patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• May assist in training of new employees and in smaller practices may function as a de facto leader responsible for day to day workflow / operations.
• Prepares patient charts in EMR for visits by scanning, abstracting, and reviewing to make certain that all diagnostic test results, hospital reports and other medical records necessary to help the physician care for the patient are in the patients chart.
• Accesses and navigates websites or calls outside facilities to obtain necessary information.
• Trained as and acts as Superuser for Electronic Medical Record.
• Assists manager in coordinating clinical staff and work assignments for coverage.
• Trains new clinical staff and may assume office responsibility in the absence of the Practice Coordinator or Practice Manager.
• Refills medications and pre-authorizes medications including communicating with the patient, pharmacy, or insurance company as needed to complete the task.
• Maintains recording of patient samples and other medications and disposes expired medications.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients; maintains clean, fully supplied exam rooms.
• Completes patient assistance paperwork/requests as needed.
• Obtains pertinent medical information from patients to facilitate medical decision making per specific office protocol procedures.
• Returns calls as needed.
• Responds to MyChart as needed.
• Works in-baskets,