Certified Medical Assistant
About The Position
Job Summary The Medical Assistant in an integral part of the healthcare team. The MA assists the healthcare team in a professional manner in the community health center setting. Responsibilities include administering quality care, immunizations, and health education to patients of all ages in trained areas of competencies; assisting in the lab and pharmacy as appropriate; working with all healthcare personnel to ensure an efficient and safe environment of care. Duties and Responsibilities The Medical Assistance performs the following duties as assigned: Key Responsibilities: · Communicate effectively with patients · Phone etiquette and customer service · Schedule patient appointments and check patients in/out · Obtain and update demographic information · Collect payment for appointments and bad debt · Obtain and verify patient insurance Provides Administrative Services · Answering phones and responding to email, fax, and phone inquiries as instructed · Utilizing technical computer skills during daily tasks · ICD-10/CPT Medical Coding · Insurance referral and verification · Maintaining and keeping records organized · Scheduling appointments Clinical Services · Vital signs · Vision screening · Positioning and draping patients · Patient medical history · Administrating medicine correctly and timely · Asepsis and infection control · Assist physician during exams · Injections · First Aid · Exam tray preparations · EKG’s · CPR/AED · Bio-hazard/waste and OSHA regulation · Autoclaving · Hot/cold packs · Inventory control. · Phlebotomy. · Sterile Techniques. · Therapeutic Care. · Administering vaccines via TVFC program Laboratory · Collecting, preparing, and transporting specimens. · Hematology tests. · Preforming diagnostic tests such as: • Urinalysis • Pregnancy screenings • Rapid strep, flu and RSV tests Is familiar with PCMH standards and works as part of the medical team to provide patient centered care.
Requirements
- Knowledge of basic principles of health promotion, prevention, and motivation.
- Knowledge of protocols in general and an ability to quickly gain specific knowledge of the Center’s current operational protocols.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and appropriate abbreviations.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the Texas Nursing Practice Act.
- Ability to read and comprehend medical instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to document, with clarity, all information relevant to a patient’s needs.
- Ability to effectively present information in small group situations to patients, center staff, and the general public.
- Ability to prepare statistical and administrative reports.
- Ability to work cooperatively with community agency personnel to coordinate services for patients.
- Ability to use a glucometer and interpret the results.
- Ability to use office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, fax machines, telephones, and copiers.
- Ability to prioritize and allocate resources.
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Healthcare Professionals Certification
- The employee must be able to lift and / or move more than 50 pounds. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. Requires walking, sitting, standing and stretching for extensive periods of time. The employee must be able to work under stressful conditions or work irregular hours. Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. Requires occasional exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to work with a moderate noise level in the work environment is required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- One (1) year of practice experience as a MA giving direct patient care.
- Certified Medial Assistant
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with patients
- Phone etiquette and customer service
- Schedule patient appointments and check patients in/out
- Obtain and update demographic information
- Collect payment for appointments and bad debt
- Obtain and verify patient insurance
- Answering phones and responding to email, fax, and phone inquiries as instructed
- Utilizing technical computer skills during daily tasks
- ICD-10/CPT Medical Coding
- Insurance referral and verification
- Maintaining and keeping records organized
- Scheduling appointments
- Vital signs
- Vision screening
- Positioning and draping patients
- Patient medical history
- Administrating medicine correctly and timely
- Asepsis and infection control
- Assist physician during exams
- Injections
- First Aid
- Exam tray preparations
- EKG’s
- CPR/AED
- Bio-hazard/waste and OSHA regulation
- Autoclaving
- Hot/cold packs
- Inventory control
- Phlebotomy
- Sterile Techniques
- Therapeutic Care
- Administering vaccines via TVFC program
- Collecting, preparing, and transporting specimens
- Hematology tests
- Urinalysis
- Pregnancy screenings
- Rapid strep, flu and RSV tests
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
