Part-Time Certified Medical Assistant - Ballantyne Dermatology

Part-Time Certified Medical Assistant - Ballantyne Dermatology

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 part-time position that will support the Dermatology team at Ballantyne, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Patient care responsibilities include:
• Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs (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.
• Serve as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provides 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 IVs including injections.
• Assist with minor surgery including surgical tray setup, 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 OSHA guidelines and quality control methods, including CLIA-waived testing, capillary punctures and venipunctures, and specimen handling (urine, throat, vaginal, stool, sputum).
• Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting.
• Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows up to ensure completion of physician orders.
• Medication refills, lab reconciliation, and completes 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.

• 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 are available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment.
• Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, signed, and that all necessary information is in the EHR.
• Communicates with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information as needed.
• Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery.
• Ensures 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 information is complete and filed properly.
• Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or not completed within established time standards.

• 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…