Medical Assistant - Cardiology

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System is hiring a Medical Assistant to join the Cardiology Clinic team located at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, WI. This position is benefits-eligible and works a 1st shift schedule of 8a-5p, 40 hours per week. The Medical Assistant will assist licensed healthcare professionals with various tasks including patient rooming, monitoring patient flow, returning phone messages, obtaining patient histories and vital signs, administering medications, assisting with diagnostic procedures and treatments, maintaining patient medical records, stocking rooms, and assisting with medical emergencies. Additional duties include scheduling appointments, completing pre-certifications and patient forms (FMLA, disability), refilling medications per protocol, ordering supplies, and cleaning exam rooms. The role requires preparing patient documentation, escorting patients, obtaining vitals and medical history, preparing patients for examinations/procedures, ensuring consent and performing 'Time Out' when appropriate, assisting with examinations and procedures, administering medications, maintaining accurate electronic medical records, handling telephone calls, triaging calls under supervision, educating patients and families, scheduling appointments, ensuring patient safety, reviewing patient needs, adhering to infection control policies, navigating computer software, performing unit-specific duties, participating in quality assurance, ensuring supplies are available, and completing assigned duties in a timely manner.

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
Requires knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
Ability to work independently and to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
Employee must possess the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform one or more of the following activities (evaluation, treatment, and/or patient care) for patients in one or more of the following age groups: pediatric, adolescent and geriatric
Work independently in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Previous cardiac experience is a plus
Two years clinical experience in Internal Medicine or Family Practice is desirable
May require working some irregular hours
Preferred Experience with Electronic Medical Records and prior experience in Pediatrics.

Responsibilities

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.
Ensure patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.
Review basic physical, psychological and social needs of patients and their families.
Adhere to infection control policies.
Demonstrate ability to navigate efficiently computer software applicable to department.
Perform unit specific duties according to established unit-based competencies.
Participate in quality assurance activities.
Ensure appropriate supplies are on hand
Assure timely completion of assigned duties.