Med Assistant - Non-Certified
About The Position
Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, part of Covenant Health, specializes in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies, offering expert guidance and advanced services for complex conditions such as multiples, maternal age, diabetes, hypertension, and infertility-related pregnancies. With locations in Knoxville, Morristown, and Sevierville, the team is dedicated to helping families make informed decisions and ensuring the safest possible outcomes for mothers and babies. The Non-Certified Medical Assistant performs basic medical assistant activities on patients under general supervision, assisting physicians or practitioners with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
Requirements
- Minimum education sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of required license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
- One (1) year related experience in a medical office or facility required.
Responsibilities
- Performs basic medical assistant procedures such as weighing patients and taking vital signs.
- Performs injections, blood sugars, and urinalysis and urine pregnancy tests.
- Responsible for alerting the provider of abnormalities.
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families during visit; demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy.
- Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, various OB/GYN procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment.
- Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient's medical records.
- Assists with ordering lab requests based on order given by provider.
- Inspects area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards and takes corrective action when appropriate.
- Assists with cleaning instruments and cleaning and re-stocking examination rooms on a daily basis.
- Transports instruments to sterile processing as needed.
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
- Completes required education assignments annually.
- Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
