Medical Assistant - Urgent Care

Responsibilities

• Facilitates efficient and effective patient flow including preparing the patient for the visit and providing specific services as determined by providers in accordance with provider licensure, OH policy and scope of practice.
• Successful completion of Care Connect EMR documentation skills.
• Maintains and cleans environment, work area, equipment, and communicates any equipment malfunctions to appropriate dept/unit personnel.
• Communicates, collaborates, and anticipates the needs of the health care team to ensure continuity and quality of care and coordination of services.
• Collects and monitors patient data; reports patient data and patient need as directed.
• Maintains documentation guidelines around patient chargeable items/services.
• Ensures processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Engages in process and quality improvement activities.
• Makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility.
• Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field, including best practices, to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.
• Promotes and advocates for patient quality, safety, and experience initiatives.
• Acts as a role model.
• Serves as SME/resource to the dept/unit/practice in areas such as quality, performance improvement, and EMR (i.e., EPIC Super User).
• Functions as a clinical preceptor and is responsible for training new staff.
• Is compliant with scope of practice.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent AND one of the following:
• Completion of a High School Medical Assistant Career Technical Program,
• Graduation from an accredited School of Medical Assisting,
• Completion of Military Medic training,
• Certification as a Paramedic (EMT-P),
• At least one year of experience as a physician-trained Medical Assistant in a similar clinical setting.

Benefits

This position is responsible for administrative and clinical duties delegated by the physician. The Medical Assistant is responsible for assisting physician with patient care in compliance with the Ohio Administrative Code. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, routine clinical and administrative duties as needed to meet the needs of the practice to which it is assigned.

Pay

Variable

Schedule

Variable

Department

Urgent Care Athens