Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown Primary Care

Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown Primary Care

General

Job Summary:

Position is responsible for performing duties in both the clinical and administrative areas including assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental, and logistical tasks.

(Regulatory Notes:
Medical assistants must adhere to the MA scope of practice. Medical Assistants must protect patients' health information for confidentiality, authorized access for treatment and data security.)

(This is a full-time position that will support the Primary Care team at Uptown, Tuesday-Friday 7:30am to 4:30 pm)

Primary

Job Responsibilities /Tasks may include, but not limited to:

Patient care responsibilities include:

* Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure room, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, collect patient history; perform screenings per provider guidelines, other physical examination preparations and document all information in patient's chart.

* Assist patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing, collecting specimens.

* Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant.

* Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms.

* Give instructions to patients/families as instructed by physician or physician assistant.

* Serves as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls per Physician/ACP direction.

* Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.

* Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes except IV's including injections;

* Assists with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up pre/post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal.

* Administers injections.

* Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care;

* Initiate laboratory procedures in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods;

* CLIA-waived testing;

* Capillary punctures and venipunctures;

* Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum;

* Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting.

* Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows-up to insure completion of physician orders.

* Medication refills.

* Lab reconciliation.

* Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.

* Monitor and check assigned Athena boxes and other assigned boxes for coverage.

* Work at different Tryon office locations as needed.

* Other duties as assigned.

Clerical responsibilities include:

* Assembles patients' health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.

* Ensures all related reports, labs and information is available in patients' medical records prior to their appointment.

* Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.

* Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.

* Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery.

* Ensure that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient's care.

* Obtains lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.;

* Completes forms/requisitions as needed;

* Schedules physician and ancillary appointments;

* Updates charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately.

* Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or is has not been completed within established time standards.

Environmental/logistical responsibilities include:

* Checks schedules and organizes patient flow;

* Sets up instruments and equipment according to department protocols;

* Cleans exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control;

* Performs Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving;

* Cleans sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeps appropriate records;

* Keeps exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies;

* Completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring;

* Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)

Requirements:

Education:

* High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program (CAAHEP or ABHES).

* Medical Assistant certification preferred.

* Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification.

* Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.

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