Certified Medical Assistant - Neurology - Physician Practice
About The Position
The Certified Medical Assistant assists in providing clinical care to select patients under the supervision of a professional nurse or licensed medical practitioner and provides clerical office assistance. The role includes preparing rooms and patients for visits, recording vital signs, performing designated tests after completing performance evaluation checklists, maintaining records, supporting billing and collections, and using computer software to maintain office systems. The medical assistant also identifies confidentiality issues and adapts care and communication to the needs of the patient population, including age, culture, language, hearing, vision, development, education, and literacy needs. The position requires lifting and pushing or pulling at least 5 pounds and standing at least one hour per day.
Responsibilities
- Prepare exam and treatment rooms, supplies, and instruments.
- Prepare patients for physician visits and examinations, assisting as directed.
- Take patients’ vital signs and record them in medical charts.
- Understand the proper function and care of special equipment.
- Perform EKG, PFT, Audiometry, and Titmus tests as indicated after completing a performance evaluation checklist.
- Perform UDS, BAT, phlebotomy, and other laboratory testing as indicated after completing a performance evaluation checklist.
- Maintain records by completing patient records as directed and filing records and reports.
- Assist with collections and billing procedures as needed.
- Use computer software to maintain office systems.
- Identify and respond to issues of confidentiality.
- Identify the needs of the patient population and modify and deliver care to those needs, communicating with patients and their caregivers at an appropriate developmental, educational, and literacy level.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
- Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
