Medical Assistant Extern

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare • Chesapeake, VA

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About The Position

A Medical Assistant Extern will act as an apprentice, while completing their formal training as a Certified Medical Assistant. Decisions are limited to defined parameters around work expectations, quality standards, priorities, and timing, and works under close supervision of a season Medical Assistant and/or within established policies/practices and guidelines with minimal opportunity for deviation. These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis by Medical Assistance. Any other duties as needed to drive to the vision fulfill the mission and abide by the values of the organization.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Actively Enrolled in a Certified Medical Assistant Program

Nice To Haves

• One year of Medical Training

Responsibilities

• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services.
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care.
• Demonstrate Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Room patients and prepare them for examination.
• Take vitals including blood pressure, height, weight and documentation in EMR.
• Update EMR medical record including medications, allergies, past medical & past surgical history.
• Prep for a trays minor procedure and assist with those procedures as needed.
• Prep exam rooms appropriate to patient appointment type.
• Clean exam room/bed after each appointment and restock when needed.
• Assist physician and/or PA with patient examinations.
• Draw blood, perform EKG, SWAB test and any additional clinical test within clinic.
• Manage Physician orders by submitting to appropriate departments such as imagining, labs, scheduling surgeries, of referral to specialist.
• Confirm all orders are completed and that results have been completed.
• Obtain Prior Authorizations.
• Complete additional task as assigned by Medical Assistant Trainer.
• Train as a PSR by checking in patients, registering patients, verifying insurance, scan documents in patient charts, answer phones, schedule appointments.
• Must sign off on all competencies assigned to Employee by their Education Facility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED