Part-Time Certified Medical Assistant - Ballantyne Dermatology

Overview

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 Dermatology team at Ballantyne, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Note:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure room, 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. Take 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 IVs including injections
• Assist with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up, pre/post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal
• Administer injections
• Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care
• Initiate laboratory procedures in accordance with 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 ensure 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

• 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 has not been 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 supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies
• Completes biohazard…