Physician Office Assistant
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) · Beckley, WV · 5 days ago
Full-time
About the Role
The Physician Office Assistant performs basic medical procedures to assist the physician in evaluation and treatment of patients.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment.
- Take vital signs, height, weight, etc.
- May assist in minor surgery: clean and prep op-site.
- Set up sterile trays and assist in sterile procedures.
- Sterilize and wrap surgical instruments.
- Obtain lab specimens, perform routine lab procedures, and operate lab equipment (autoclave, microscope, centrifuge, and hemoglobinometer).
- Perform EKGs and basic arrhythmia recognition.
- Change sterile dressings, remove sutures, and skin clips.
- Administer injections.
- General office bookkeeping, coding, and filing insurance claims.
- Practice universal precautions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma and Graduate of Medical Assistant Training Program.
- Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute accurately.
- Three (3) to six (6) months on-the-job training as required to attain proficiency of assigned duties and/or responsibilities.