Med Assistant Cert - Clin

Covenant Health•Sevierville, TN

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs basic nursing procedures on patients and assists physicians or practitioners with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care. The position is with Community Care Sevierville, part of Covenant Medical Group, the employed and managed medical practice organization of Covenant Health serving communities across East Tennessee. The Medical Assistant supports patient intake and clinical care, maintains accurate medical records, assists with provider and reception workflows, and helps keep the clinical area safe, clean, and adequately supplied. The role also contributes to patient comfort, privacy, teamwork, professional development, and quality improvement.

Requirements

Certified Medical Assistant certification is required.
Minimum education is not specified; education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license or certification.
No minimum experience is specified.

Responsibilities

Maintains departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assessment activities, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Performs basic nursing procedures, including measuring patient height and weight according to oncology best practices, taking vital signs, and completing ambulatory intake.
Performs venipunctures and injections when indicated and permitted by scope of practice.
Interviews patients, obtains initial basic evaluation information, enters information into the EMR, and reports it to the appropriate practitioner.
Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families, demonstrating sensitivity to comfort and privacy and using AIDET communication fundamentals.
Assists physicians or practitioners with examinations, procedures, and other direct patient care processes.
Ensures adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment.
Monitors and ensures accurate recording in patient medical records; maintains required reports and statistics.
Assists with medical record requests and scans documentation into the medical record.
Inspects the area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when appropriate.
Cleans and restocks examination rooms daily and transports instruments to sterile processing as needed.
Assists with chart preparation and provider schedule management, and provides other assigned provider support.
Assists with note preparation, verbal order entry within scope of practice and leadership guidelines, order proposals, and prescription refill management.
Performs reception duties, including professional telephone scripting, appropriate message documentation in message pools, and real-time appointment scheduling and rescheduling.
Demonstrates competence in critical skills and delivers care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Supports professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Cooperates with other personnel to meet department objectives, maintain good employee relations, support interdepartmental objectives, and follow infection control policies.
Attends meetings as required and contributes to a positive work environment, teamwork, and positive relationships with coworkers.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards and completes required annual education assignments.
Works toward goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.