Medical Assistant - Urgent Care - PRN
About The Position
The Medical Assistant (MA) works in an urgent care ambulatory setting within the administration’s pre-defined scope-of-practice guidelines for the state where they practice. The MA gathers subjective and objective health-status information from patients or caregivers and communicates it to health care providers. Under provider direction, the MA contributes data to licensed health care professionals and follows through on patients’ plans of care. The MA also communicates specifically defined written care instructions from the provider to patients or caregivers. The MA participates in care for patients across the lifespan and through preventive care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up as patients move between care settings. Duties are performed under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine. Specialized clinical tasks may include obtaining vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, observing and reporting signs or symptoms, and performing point-of-care testing.
Requirements
- Graduate of a recognized Medical Assistant program.
- National certification or registration as a Medical Assistant (MA), such as a nationally approved CMA, CCMA, CMAC, or NCMA certification, or RMA registration through American Medical Technologists.
- In North Dakota, registration as an MAIII through the ND Board of Nursing is required. If not held at hire, the employee has four months to obtain it; medication administration before obtaining MAIII registration must be supervised by a licensed nurse, and registration on the ND Board of Nursing UAP Registry is also required if MAIII registration is not held at hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six months of employment, with recertification as required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collect subjective and objective health-status data from patients or caregivers and communicate it to the health care provider.
- Contribute patient-care data to licensed health care professionals and follow through on the patient’s plan of care under provider direction.
- Communicate specifically defined written provider instructions for care to patients or caregivers.
- Participate in preventive care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up for patients across the lifespan.
- Perform duties under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine.
- Obtain vital signs, prepare patients for examinations, observe and report signs or symptoms, and perform point-of-care testing.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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