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The Medical Assistant is a key member of the healthcare team who supports physicians, advance practice providers, and other clinical staff in providing high-quality patient care. Department Summary The primary purpose is to provide clinical support to the physician, provide patient and family education, and work cooperatively with the remainder of the office structure . Qualifications Graduate of an approved Medical Assisting Program.
Obtain and maintain medical assistant certification: (CCMA, CMA, or RMA), within 90 days of hire. Obtain and maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) training in Basic Life Support (BLS) utilizing Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) is required. Must adhere to office policy of yearly TB testing, OSHA and HIPAA training.
Department Qualifications Skills Detail oriented. Adaptability to changing work environment of needs. Ability to meet and interact with the public in a mature, courteous and professional manner.
Effective interpersonal communication skills. Ability to work efficiently and accurately under conditions of high stress. Must be able to work as a team and independently.
Positive, friendly, and compassionate. Must poses the ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment. Department Skills Responsibilities & Expectations Checks physician schedules frequently for any add-ons or updates.
Inspects patient’s medical record prior to visit to ensure completeness as well as making sure the results of tests are available. Rooms patients in a timely fashion making sure to identify patient and compare with chart. Obtains vital signs, height, weight, and current accurate list of medications and all pertinent information needed for the physician to assess the patient.
Refills prescriptions according to policy and protocol. Correctly make arrangements for various tests to be done. This includes scheduling hospital procedures and out-patient tests.
This includes precertification, authorizations, physician orders, communicating with the patient, and putting on physician schedule if appropriate. Accurately completes medical forms and correctly completes and routes billing information to appropriate staff (Example disability forms etc..). Copies and releases medical records according to office procedures.
Documents properly and legally in patient’s chart. Correctly educates patient for all testing and medications that are ordered. Returns phone calls to patients by the end of the business day.
Notifies physician immediately of abnormal lab results. Restocks and cleans exam rooms after use according to protocol. Uses the EHR to accurately document and inform physicians of patient interactions.
Any other duties as assigned my Practice Coordinator or Manager. Department Responsibilities & Expectations Working Conditions Normally Monday through Friday with a lunch break daily. Lunch breaks are coordinated with other staff members for adequate coverage.
May require paid overtime before or after normal working hours. Subject to frequent interruptions during performance of duties. Expected to adhere to office policy and procedures.
Hazardous Exposure Category Category I - Includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for spills or splashes of, or mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues are Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.
Physical Addendum Demands Frequency Remarks Lifting 0-10 lbs Continuous 66% of the day Lifting 10-20 lbs Occasional 10-33% Lifting 20-35 lbs Occasional 10-33% Lifting 35-50 lbs Never Lifting 50-75 lbs Never Lifting 75-100 lbs Never Lifting over 100 lbs Never Forward Reaching Continuous 66% of the day Overhead Reaching Occasional 10-33% Standing Frequent 34-65% Walking Frequent 34-65% Sitting Occasional 10-33% Climbing Occasional 10-33% Stairs/Ladder Occasional 10-33% Bending/Stooping Occasional 10-33% Twisting/Turning Occasional 10-33% Kneeling/Squatting Occasional 10-33% Crawling Never Pushing/Pulling 0-10 lbs Occasional 10-33% Pushing/Pulling 10-20 lbs Occasional 10-33% Pushing/Pulling 20-35 lbs Occasional 10-33% Pushing/Pulling 35-50 lbs Occasional 10-33% Pushing/Pulling 50-100 lbs Occasional 10-33% Pushing/Pulling over 100 lbs Occasional 10-33% Carrying 0-10 lbs Frequent 34-65% Carrying 10-20 lbs Occasional 10-33% Carrying 20-35 lbs Occasional 10-33% Carrying 35-50 lbs Never Carrying 50-100 lbs Never Carrying over 100 lbs Never Grasping/repetitive sustained Frequent 34-65% Fine motor coordination Frequent 34-65% Vision: Near/Far/Color Continuous 66% of the day Hearing: ordinary conversation/other Continuous 66% of the day
Day Shift · Mon-Thurs 8-4:30 and Fri8-noon
About the role
The Medical Assistant is a key member of the healthcare team who supports physicians, advance practice providers, and other clinical staff in providing high-quality patient care.