Medical Assistant Asheboro Deep River Family Medicine

Advocate Health•Asheboro, NC

22h•$22 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

Deep River Family Medicine in Asheboro is a moderately busy practice with two full-time providers. The Medical Assistant prepares and rooms patients, gathers and documents relevant health information, performs laboratory procedures, and assists physicians and advanced practice professionals with clinical procedures. The role also includes administering medications under orders or approved protocols, coordinating follow-up tests and referrals, communicating with patients and the care team, and performing other clinical support tasks within demonstrated competencies and scope of practice. The Medical Assistant must provide age-appropriate care and follow departmental policies and procedures. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some travel between sites is required.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
Current Medical Assistant certification from one of the listed certifying organizations: AAMA, NHA, NCCT, AMT, American Allied Health, NHCWA, NAHP, or NRMA.
Basic Life Support certification for Healthcare Providers issued by the American Heart Association.
Ability to perform routine and complex technical skills within the Medical Assistant scope of practice after demonstrating competency.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, using electronic mail, and exposure to electronic medical record systems.
Customer service skills that support a positive patient experience.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above shoulders throughout the workday.
Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance; patient-handling equipment and another team member are expected for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when the patient cannot assist, when available.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine-hand manipulation skills.
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment as needed when exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood, and body-fluid hazards.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and room patients by obtaining vital signs and gathering, documenting, and updating pertinent health information, including chief complaints, allergies, and medications.
Monitor and complete Clinical Integration and Quality Improvement measures, notifying clinicians of opportunities within the Medical Assistant's scope.
Perform laboratory procedures such as strep testing, wound cultures, and specimen collection using aseptic technique and standard precautions and infection-control guidelines.
Assist physicians and advanced practice professionals with procedures such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, and colposcopy.
Administer routine medications under physician or advanced practice professional orders or approved standing orders and protocols.
Follow through on procedure and test requests, pre-approved care algorithms, appointment changes, and referrals; refer questions to registered nurses and physicians or advanced practice clinicians as appropriate, and relay information to patients as directed.
Communicate with physicians, advanced practice professionals, and other care team members to support clinic flow, and communicate accurate and timely information to patients.
Perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks as appropriate to the specialty and demonstrated competencies, including tasks such as suture and staple removal, laboratory procedures, phlebotomy, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, and prescription refills under approved protocols and clinical supervision.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.