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.

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


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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
• Assist physicians with office-based procedures within MA scope of practice
• Decontamination of instruments and preparation for sterilization in SPD
• Answer patient telephone calls, create telephone encounter and forward to appropriate staff or providers.
• Clean and stock rooms as well as review expiration dates for all supplies.

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