Full time Medical Assistant Immediate Care Center 8a-8p Weekdays 830a-430p Weekends

Hendricks Regional Health•Plainfield, IN

About The Position

To assist in the delivery of health care and patient care management in a clinical capacity. Daily responsibilities are based on the needs of the practice. This full-time Medical Assistant position is scheduled for 38 hours per week. The listed schedule is 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on weekdays and 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on weekends.

Requirements

Graduation from a Medical Assistant Program or accredited Nursing Program, or certification or registration as a Medical Assistant.
Employees hired before 2018 are grandfathered from the education and/or certification requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care directly and through delegation, following applicable standards and guidelines and recognizing normal and abnormal parameters that may indicate risk.
Respond to telephone calls and triage appropriately; reassure patients and provide accurate teaching and direction.
Support efficient delivery of healthcare services throughout patient visits; initiate patient contact and prepare patients for examination.
Obtain and document vital signs, weight, age, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory information, history, and chief complaint.
Observe patients with abnormal signs or symptoms, communicate their condition to the physician, and document findings in the medical record.
Ensure medical records are complete, accurate, and up to date; enter charge information into the electronic medical record for billing.
Ensure patients understand physician instructions at discharge, and assist with patient education about treatment and medication use.
Assist with testing and treatment procedures under physician supervision, including applying splints and dressings and carrying out physician orders.
Assist with sample medications and medication logs; arrange and administer necessary patient testing or admission; obtain appropriate referrals.
Retrieve test results as needed and notify patients.
Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals; obtain appropriate consents before invasive procedures or immunizations.
Perform prescribed laboratory tests and treatments and help maintain the laboratory log.
Ensure patient care areas, equipment, and materials are stocked and maintained; organize patient education materials and order required supplies and equipment.
Keep exam rooms clean, organized, and free of waste according to cleaning protocol; ensure instruments are sterile and equipment is working.
Perform other duties as assigned.