Medical Assistant - Family Medicine - East

Community Health Network•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists providers at an ambulatory health care site by facilitating patient visits and procedures, performing routine laboratory tests, processing referrals, and supporting quality outcomes for the practice’s patient population. The role also participates in Network quality initiatives related to best practices. The Medical Assistant prepares exam rooms and treatment areas, rooms patients and helps manage provider caseload flow, obtains vital signs and performs EKGs and specimen collection, documents care in the EPIC EMR system, performs point-of-care testing using the patient’s chief complaint and available protocols, and processes referrals and medication refills. The position requires a collaborative approach, strong communication, a positive attitude toward problem-solving, and positive relationships with patients, providers, and staff.

Requirements

Collaborate with others in a team setting.
Have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.
Graduate from or have a certificate of completion from a recognized medical assisting program, or have a high school diploma/GED plus one year of medical assistant experience in a physician practice within the past three years.
Obtain Medical Assistant certification within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Assist providers with patient visits and procedures at an ambulatory health care site.
Perform routine laboratory tests and support quality outcomes for the practice’s patient population.
Participate in Network quality initiatives regarding best practices.
Prepare exam rooms and treatment areas for patient use, including cleaning and stocking supplies.
Room patients and manage efficient provider caseload flow.
Obtain vital signs and perform EKGs and specimen collection as needed.
Document care using the EPIC EMR system.
Perform point-of-care testing based on the patient’s chief complaint and available protocols.
Process referrals and medication refills.
Maintain positive relationships with patients, providers, and staff.