Medical Assistant, HIV Prevention

Chase Brexton Health Care•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

The HIV Prevention Medical Assistant provides patient care for patients currently on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and interested in starting PrEP. This role also may be involved in coordination of long-acting injectable (LAI) PrEP and HIV medications used for treatment as prevention. This role assists with daily care and performs various medical tasks including but not limited to vital signs, point-of-care testing, outreach, medication administration, phlebotomy, and documentation. The medical assistant also performs administrative duties including medical case management and prescription coordination as assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program or 5 years of experience working as a medical assistant in a clinical capacity
Obtain Certified Registered Medical Assistant Certification within 90 days of employment
CPR Certification before the start date
Phlebotomy experience

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience as a medical assistant in a similar environment
Working knowledge of electronic medical records

Responsibilities

Daily contact with patients, providers, nursing staff, pharmacies, and other internal and external contacts as it relates to patient care
Participate in visits including rooming patients, taking vital signs, administering medications, perform point-of care-testing, and collecting/processing specimens
Execute MA standing orders as directed
Provide testing and treatment education and counseling within MA scope of practice
Manage pre/post visit tasks such as labs, referrals, medical records, medication assistance
Work collaboratively with all members of patient care team.
Utilize telephonic and text platforms to communicate with patients
Communicate patient updates and follow-ups
Document all visits and communication as appropriate
Track LAIs and coordinate with patients, pharmacies, and care teams
Documents in medical records and writes notes in an accurate and thorough manner.
Performs point of care and other tests according to established policies and procedures.
Participating in clinic outreach events, participating in quality improvement initiatives, supporting special projects, training/onboarding new staff members, and other clinical or administrative functions as directed by supervisor.