Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:
The Medical Assistant maintains department patient care supplies, ensures timely flow of patients, and assists physicians and nurses to provide optimal care to patients and families.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA) within 30 days.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Medical terminology

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Capacity to learn and retain information regarding patient care procedures. Demonstrates compassion and caring in dealing with others.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Confirm correct patient by utilizing AIDET and two patient identifiers when rooming.
• Perform a variety of routine direct patient care duties to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients.
• Maintains patient care environment and supplies to ensure patient privacy and safety.
• Collects and documents vital signs for office patients along with any needed quality metrics
• Enters patient medical history and medication reconciliation into each patient's medical record
• Collects and process patient specimens correctly as directed
• Set up procedure utilizing sterile field and use of PPE as necessary.
• Assist physicians with office-based procedures within MA scope of practice
• Answer patient telephone calls, create telephone encounter and forward to appropriate staff or providers.
• Assist with supply ordering as directed.
• Clean and stock rooms as well as review expiration dates for all supplies.

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