Certified Medical Assistant - Orthopedics - MUSCP
About The Position
Responsible for quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider in a clinical practice. Duties include rooming patients, taking vitals and health history, documenting in an electronic medical record, giving injections, and assisting with minor procedures. The role involves ensuring accurate calibrations, cleaning, and maintenance of clinical/lab equipment, maintaining and reviewing patient records, documenting test and exam results, and communicating the plan of care to patients. This position also involves maintaining exam room supplies, instruments, and cleanliness, assisting with scheduling appointments and referrals, screening patients, and providing patient education. The Medical Assistant will observe, record, and report patient conditions, respond to and triage phone calls, call in orders, instruct patients on treatment/medication, monitor and distribute medication, prepare patients for exams and procedures, assist with exams/procedures/treatments, and instruct patients in sample collection. Administers prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of an accredited medical assisting program
- One year of patient care experience preferred
- Must be certified through American Medical Technologists (AMT), American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), National Healthcareer Association (NHA), National Association of Healthcare Professionals (NAHP), Medical Career Assessments (MedCA), National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), or National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification
Nice To Haves
- One year of patient care experience
Responsibilities
- Rooming patients
- Taking vitals and health history
- Documenting in an electronic medical record
- Giving injections
- Assisting with minor procedures
- Ensuring accurate calibrations, cleaning and scheduled maintenance of clinical/lab equipment
- Maintaining and reviewing patient records, charts and any other pertinent information
- Documenting test and exam results
- Communicating plan of care to the patient
- Developing patient education materials
- Maintaining exam room supplies, instruments and cleanliness of patient care environment
- Maintaining timely flow of patient
- Assisting with scheduling of appointments and referrals
- Screening patients for appropriate information
- Providing patient education
- Observing, recording and reporting patient's physical and psychosocial condition, reactions to medication and treatments
- Responding to and triaging phone calls
- Calling in orders appropriately as ordered by physician
- Instructing patient, as ordered by the physician, regarding treatment and/or medication
- Monitoring and distribution of medication including samples and controlled substances
- Triaging patients and preparing for physician exams and procedures
- Assisting with exam, procedures and treatments as necessary
- Instructing patients in collection of samples and tests
- Administering prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
