Medical Assistant - Lawrence Watkins Health

Job Description

Qualifications

• •High School Graduate
• •Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or at least one year as a Medical Assistant or CCMA or NCRMA certification
• •Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
• •Basic typing and word processing
• •Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA

Benefits

Responsibilities

• •The Medical Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service; contributes to patient care by preparing patient for visit, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic test or consults, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic/exam rooms, maintaining supply/equipment inventory, and/or assisting physicians, other medical staff, nurses, other interdisciplinary team members and support staff
• •Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports; and prepares laboratory specimens according to policy
• •Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist
• •Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review
• •Electronically submits, calls and/or faxes in prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies
• •Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records
• •Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts
• •Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks
• •Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges
• •Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist
• •Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record
• •Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department
• •Other duties may be assigned as required