Medical Assistant - On Call

About the role

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center's mission is to provide high quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm-workers and to others with barriers to receiving health-care. The role of the Medical Assistant I (MAI) is to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, performs delegated clinical and administrative duties within the supervising provider's scope of practice consistent with the MA's education training and demonstrated competency.

Responsibilities

• Review daily schedule and verify availability of supplies and working equipment for the day.
• Prepare patient chart prior to appointment time.
• Direct patient flow and room turnover in assigned areas.
• Communicate with the patients and families and keep them informed of schedule delays.
• Maintain cleanliness, inventory and preparedness of assigned exam rooms.
• Provide assistance to patients that need help with ambulation or those dependent on a wheelchair or walker.
• Communicate changes to patient's schedule with the provider and team members.
• Coordinate interpreter services as needed.
• Communicate with families and patients to insure they understand flow and expectations for the visit.
• Provide interpretation as requested.
• Schedule appointment as ordered by provider.
• Perform vital sign, diagnostic tests and laboratory tests including waived lab test, venipuncture and specimen processing.
• Accurately document medical information in patients' records (flow sheet, progress notes, immunization records, growth charts, refill logs, etc.) lab logs and quality control logs.
• Determine immunization status and administer immunization as needed.
• Administer medication as ordered by providers.
• Label prepackaged medication as directed by providers.
• Determine type of appointment needed and prepare patient appropriately.
• Assist providers with procedures.
• Dispense information to patients as instructed by providers.
• Call/fax refill request to the pharmacy as ordered by providers.
• Check sharps containers daily, replacing when full.
• Stock information pamphlets and forms in the clinic daily.
• Stock exam rooms, nurse's station, vaccine administration station and lab daily.
• Organize and maintain clean and soiled utility rooms and storage areas.
• Disinfect and sterilize equipment.
• Maintain proper quality monitoring/control program for sterilization system.
• Assist the front