Full time Medical Assistant experienced back office pediatrics is preferred

Hendricks Regional Health•Avon, IN

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists with the delivery of health care and patient care management in a clinical setting. Daily responsibilities are based on the practice’s needs. The role supports patient care, helps ensure efficient patient visits, assists physicians with testing and treatment, and maintains clinical areas, equipment, and supplies.

Requirements

Graduation from a Medical Assistant Program or an accredited Nursing Program, or certification or registration as a Medical Assistant.
Employees hired before 2018 are grandfathered from the education and/or certification requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in back-office pediatrics is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate patient care in accordance with applicable standards and guidelines, recognizing normal and abnormal parameters and identifying patients at risk.
Respond to telephone calls and triage appropriately; reassure patients and provide accurate teaching and direction.
Help ensure efficient delivery of health care throughout patient visits and maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date medical records.
Initiate patient contact and prepare patients for examinations; obtain vital signs, weight, age, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory information, history, and chief complaint.
Observe patients with abnormal signs or symptoms, communicate their condition to the physician, and document it in the medical record.
Ensure patients understand physician instructions at discharge; document medical record entries and charge information in the electronic medical record for billing.
Assist with testing and treatment procedures under physician supervision, including applying splints and dressings, and follow through on physician orders.
Assist with sample medications and medication logs; arrange and administer necessary patient testing or admission; obtain referrals; retrieve test results and notify patients.
Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals, and obtain appropriate consent before invasive procedures or immunizations.
Distribute patient education materials and assist with patient instruction, confirming understanding of treatment and medication use.
Perform prescribed laboratory tests and treatments and help maintain the laboratory log.
Stock, maintain, and organize patient care areas, equipment, supplies, and patient education materials.
Keep exam rooms clean and organized in accordance with cleaning protocols; ensure instruments are sterile and equipment is working properly.
Perform other duties as assigned.