Medical Assistant GY - Float Pool

LCMC Health•Metairie, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is more than a job; it's an opportunity to deliver healthcare with heart. The Medical Assistant will perform various clinical, documentation, and clerical duties to support patient care within the clinic. This includes taking vital signs, assisting with patient flow, managing appointments, maintaining clinic equipment and supplies, and ensuring accurate documentation in the Electronic Medical Record. The role also involves maintaining patient confidentiality, adhering to safety and infection control policies, and providing clerical support such as answering phones and scanning documents. The position emphasizes professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to quality patient care and safety.

Requirements

Official Gap Year Student Status from Accredited Medical Schools.
Acceptance into Medical School
Admittance to a bachelor's degree program (minimum)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association.
General knowledge of medical terminology
General knowledge pertaining to Joint Commission guidelines
Knowledge of HIPAA regulations pertaining to patient medical records
Ability to obtain and maintain accurate patient medical records.
Basic computer and data entry skills
MS Office applications (Word, Excel and Power Point)
Analytical skills to determine job priorities, multi-task and work independently.

Nice To Haves

Students with MCAT, PA-CAT or GRE already scheduled or already passed preferred.

Responsibilities

Measures and records appropriate vital signs, identifies abnormal values and reports findings to the appropriate nursing staff or medical provider.
Assists with patient arrival to the clinic, schedules new and follow-up patient appointments and facilitates a smooth patient exit from clinic.
Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policy and procedure.
Provides for comfort needs of patients with consideration of age and special needs.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinic equipment, including preparation, safety testing, cleaning, and disinfecting of equipment.
Maintains linens, supplies, equipment for clinic use and stocks exam rooms/tables appropriately.
Properly collects, prepares, secures laboratory specimens for testing and/or transport when necessary.
Documents patient medical record according to established departmental guidelines.
Properly navigates Electronic Medical Record to obtain laboratory and radiology results, coordinates the collection of outside medical records, when necessary.
Updates patient demographic data and schedules follow-up appointments.
Prepares safety reports when warranted or as directed by the Clinic Manager/designee.
Maintains privacy of patient personal health information by ensuring computer screens are secure in the absence of medical/nursing/clinical staff.
Demonstrates honesty, promptness, dependability, courtesy and respect in interactions with patients, caregivers, customers, co-workers and staff.
Consults and keeps clinic manager informed of clinic activities, requirements, and problems.
Demonstrates ability to manage patient and/or co-worker complaints in a calm, positive, non-judgmental manner, and reports these events to clinic manager on a daily basis.
Maintains strict patient confidentiality exemplified by discussing issues only with appropriate persons and in a place and manner.
Implements standard and transmission-based precautions, per hospital policy.
Ensures patient safety during clinic visits, per hospital policy.
Reports any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to Clinic Manager or designee.
Actively participates in Quality Improvement Process, including QAPI projects and EOC Rounds.
Participates in the clinic preparation process by gathering appropriate clinical documentation for review by the medical provider.
Obtains medical records from outside facilities when needed or requested by medical provider.
Scans outside correspondence into the appropriate area of the electronic medical record.
Answers the telephone and routes calls promptly to the appropriate person.

Benefits

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen.
While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.
Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
About East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years.
And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential.
Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.
Your extras Deliver healthcare with heart.
Give people a reason to smile.
Put a little love in your work.
Be honest and real, but with compassion.
Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this title.
This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.
LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment.
Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people.
At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary.
We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.
If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family.
From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary.
Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.