Medical Assistant

Position: Medical Assistant I
Job Summary:

Supports practitioner and clinical team to accomplish proactive patient management as delegated by and under indirect supervision of clinic nursing supervisor, and with direction from charge nurse, staff nurse, or practitioner. Performs variety of technical, clerical, reception and patient care duties assisting practitioners and other members of health care team in providing high quality patient care through health care system. Prepares sterile and un-sterile fields and assists practitioner with minor procedures and occasional office-based surgical procedures.

Identifies, draws up, and labels medications for immediate verification and use by the practitioner. Assists practitioner with administration of medications in accordance with established guidelines, policies and procedures, as ordered by authorized practitioner and delegated by practitioner or nurse, and upon completion of clinical competency requirements. Assists in resolving and/or responding to non-clinically related patient complaints and inquires. Acts as preceptor/trainer.

Collaborates with clinic nursing supervisor to develop operational strategies and process improvements for department/unit. Assists practitioner with highly specialized procedures (e.g. frequent office-based surgical procedures, chain of custody urine collection, splint manufacturing, medicine administration) after completion of training and competency requirements, in accordance with policies/procedures, and as delegated by clinic nursing supervisor and ordered by authorized practitioner.

Essential Responsibilities:

* Interacts with patients, families, customers, and other members of health care team in courteous and professional manner. Recognizes needs and concerns of members and employees while maintaining positive working relationships.

* Obtains, identifies and records vital signs, prevention data, medications, chief complaints and other pertinent information. Demonstrates and applies critical thinking skills. Observes, records and reports pertinent patient symptoms, reactions, condition changes and information; immediately identifies and reports to RN or practitioner all adverse observations, reactions, conditions or emergency situations. Uses data systems to identify and pend orders for prevention and screening services.

Provides for physical and emotional comfort, and safety of patient. Accepts orders from practitioner for treatments and procedures conducted in unit within scope of work and competencies. Transcribes patient specific data into electronic system using practitioner generated ICD-9 and CPT codes for purposes of billing, coding, and clinical data reporting and analysis.

* Anticipates providers needs during patient procedures. Adjusts to changes in procedures, assignments, or workload as directed by provider.

* Serves as member of health care team. Performs efficiently and remains calm in emergency patient care/clinic situations. Follows established procedures and informs appropriate persons. Prioritizes care based on acuity of patient.

* Prepares room and instruments for use during exam or procedure. Assists practitioner or RN with wide variety of patient care procedures and tests. Collects, labels and processes specimens as required by practitioner and in accordance with policies and procedures. Performs point-of-care laboratory tests as authorized by policy and delegated by nursing supervisor.

* Reviews written instructions/educational materials with patient and family regarding preparation and/or follow-up for diagnostic tests, medical procedures, surgeries, and treatments as ordered by practitioner, nurse or nursing supervisor.

* Coordinates efforts with nursing supervisor, staff and other departments to maintain standards of patient care.

* Assists practitioner with administration of medications as ordered by authorized practitioner and delegated by practitioner or nurse in accordance with established guidelines, policies and procedures, and upon completion of clinical competency requirements.

* Applies and removes dressings and pads as ordered by practitioner; applies and removes unna boots as ordered by practitioner and under…