Medical Assistant - LV Tropicana Family Med Cl - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

Keck Medicine of USC•Las Vegas, NV

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant - LV Tropicana Family Med Cl - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union) role involves escorting patients, recording vital signs and medication lists, monitoring patient flow, assisting physicians with procedures, performing EKGs, preparing patient charts, and scheduling diagnostic tests. The position also includes various office and clerical duties, ensuring patient privacy, safety, and confidentiality, maintaining a safe environment, and adhering to infection control policies. The role requires determining patient care needs, preparing patient charts with necessary information, setting up exam rooms, assisting with exams, preparing patients for examinations, ensuring healthcare delivery areas are stocked and clean, maintaining files and records, managing inventory, implementing physician orders, providing coverage for co-workers, recording patient information in EHRs, obtaining blood samples, and processing specimens.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
Graduate from an accredited school of Medical Assistant Certificate/Diploma program.
Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) (Required within LA City only)
Certification - Job Relevant Current Medical Laboratory Personnel License – NV. (If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire, and maintained by renewal before expiration date.)

Nice To Haves

1 year; Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
Experience in acute care setting
Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
Familiarity with word processing, GECB, COR, Cerner, ProSolv, and scheduling software is preferred.

Responsibilities

Determines patient care needs and directs patients accordingly.
Ensures patient charts are prepared prior to appointment including x-rays and pertinent lab work, makes arrangements to obtain any special equipment needed.
Sets up exam rooms, assists physician with exams as needed, monitors patient flow.
Prepares patients for examinations.
Obtains and records vital signs.
Ensures health care delivery areas are fully stocked, organized, cleaned, and disinfected.
Maintains files and records, oversees equipment and office supply inventory.
Photocopies, collates, faxes,, mails.
Reads and prioritizes incoming mail.
Handles or routes as appropriate.
Ensures that physician orders for medications and treatments are implemented by the appropriate staff.
Provides coverage/relief for co-workers.
Communicates directly with co-workers the status of all patients when providing coverage.
Assists the physician with exams and procedures.
Records patient information in chart//EHR according to Joint Commission standards.
Maintains a professional demeanor.
Obtains blood sample specimens by venipuncture or capillary methods in response to requests for testing by clinicians, with appropriate consideration for the age of the patient.
Receives and screens specimens with regard to acceptability as defined by established guidelines.
Processes, distributes or packages all specimens received.
Performs other duties as assigned.