Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System is adding a Medical Assistant to our team at Beloit Clinic in Orthopedics. This position is Benefits Eligible and works within the Orthopedics department. The Medical Assistant will assist licensed healthcare professionals with various tasks including patient rooming, monitoring patient flow, handling phone messages, taking patient histories and vital signs, administering medications, assisting with procedures, maintaining medical records, stocking rooms, and assisting in medical emergencies. The role also involves scheduling appointments, completing pre-certifications, filling out patient forms (FMLA, disability), refilling medications per protocol, ordering supplies, and cleaning exam rooms. Specific duties include preparing patient documentation, escorting patients, updating medical records with history and vitals, preparing patients for exams, ensuring consent and performing 'Time Out' procedures, assisting physicians with exams and procedures, administering medications, maintaining accurate electronic medical records, handling telephone calls, triaging calls under supervision, and assisting with patient/family education. The position requires demonstrating effectiveness and courtesy in scheduling appointments.

Requirements

Certified or Registered as Medical Assistant at time of employment
Must be CPR certified within 3 months of hire
Strong critical thinking abilities
Requires excellent verbal and written communication and counseling skills

Nice To Haves

Two years clinical experience desirable
Prior experience in Orthopedics
Experience with Electronic Medical Records

Responsibilities

Assist the licensed health care professional in performing a variety of tasks including rooming patients, monitoring patient flow, returning phone messages, obtaining patient histories and vital signs, administering medications, assisting with diagnostic procedures and/or treatments, maintaining the patient's medical record, stocking rooms and assisting with medical emergencies.
Assist with scheduling appointments, completing pre- certifications, completing patient forms - i.e. FMLA, short-term, long-term disability forms, etc. refilling medications per protocol, assisting with clinical duties, ordering supplies, and cleaning exam rooms.
Prepare patient documentation and medical record in preparation for appointment.
Escort patient to room, obtains vitals and updates medical record, which would include a brief medical history or chief complaint, current medication, allergies, smoking status, pain status, immunization status, and all meaningful use data collection.
Prepare patient for examination or procedure.
Ensure consent is signed and dated for procedures and performs "Time out" with Physician/LIP when appropriate.
Assist Physician/LIP with examinations and/or procedures.
Administer medications ordered by Physicians/LIP and update medical record after administering medication.
Maintain and update accurate electronic medical record.
Receive and handle telephone calls to department.
Assist with triaging calls under the supervision of a licensed health care professional.
Assist Physician/LIP with educating the patient and families.
Demonstrate effectiveness and courtesy in scheduling patients for appointments.