Certified Medical Assistant - Outpatient Physician Clinic, Full Time
About The Position
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation for adults and children with the most severe, complex conditions. By joining our team, you’ll be part of our life-changing mission and vision. You’ll contribute to an innovative, multifaceted culture that is second to none — one that embraces collaboration, excellence, discovery and compassion. You’ll play a role in something that’s never been done before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients achieve better, faster outcomes — as we Advance Human Ability, together. Job Description Summary Job Description The Medical Assistant will: Support clinical operations through the management of patient flow within the unit and/or physician practice. Greet patients, visitors and staff with a high of customer service, respect, and professionalism.
Requirements
- Certificate or diploma from a Medical Assistant program.
- Completion of an internship that provides practical experience in qualified physicians' offices, accredited hospitals, or other health care facilities.
- Current CPR certification, required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and patient privacy standards at all times and in the completion of all duties.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, patient families, employees, physicians, referring parties, and other RIC system-wide staff.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum one year of professional experience performing venipuncture, wound care, assistive procedures as outlined above, preferred.
- Intermediate computer skills and experience working within an electronic medical record, strongly preferred.
- Problem solving and decision making skills, with ability to confront and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Ability to handle and prioritize many tasks under potentially stressful situations.
Responsibilities
- Patient vitals and weights
- Patient interviews for medical histories, including recording allergies, medications, and chief complaints.
- Clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory standards, policies and procedures
- Venipuncture according to guidelines, protocols, and standard aseptic technique
- Specimen collection
- Wound care, skin checks, dressing changes
- Bowel and Bladder care, including straight catheter placements, hemoccult, and rectal checks.
- Basic EKG Respiratory testing as ordered by the physician, such as pulse oximetry, nebulizer treatments, and pulmonary function.
- Patient and room prep for visits or procedures, including lifting, transfers, and set up of equipment and instrumentation.
- Glucose testing as needed
- Exam assistance as determined by the supervising physician or care team
- Perform administrative duties including the check-in or receiving of patients, scheduling and registration, basic secretarial skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and writing correspondence, check-out of patients
- Serve as a liaison between the physician and other departments/individuals.
- Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Benefits
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations: https://www.sralab.org/benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
