Medical Assistant - GPPN Float Pool

Great Plains Health•North Platte, NE

About The Position

The Medical Assistant works under a physician, RN, or LPN to provide direct patient care. The role includes checking patients in and using the EHR to record vital signs, review of systems, medication lists, family and social histories, and other patient information, and to review medical records for completeness before the physician sees the patient. The Medical Assistant ensures appropriate supplies are available for visits and procedures and that rooms are sterile and safe, supports physicians and nurses with in-office procedures, and maintains logs such as refrigeration controls. The Medical Assistant helps ensure quality patient care and follows provider preferences. Responsibilities include explaining procedures and treatments, reinforcing provider recommendations, administering prescribed sample medications and injections or immunizations, performing point-of-care testing, tracking orders and results, supporting patient education, documenting care and communications, and assisting with office procedures as requested by physicians.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
BLS required.
Medication Aide 40 required within six months of hiring, with updates every two years.
Ability to sit and/or walk up to nine hours daily.
Ability to perform moderate occasional lifting, push and/or pull patients in wheelchairs, bend, reach, and stoop throughout the day, carry 50 pounds occasionally, and help physically restrain a patient.
Vision, hearing, and color vision within normal limits.
Frequent computer use.

Nice To Haves

Current Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Check patients in upon arrival.
Use the EHR to obtain and accurately record vital signs, review of systems, medication lists, family and social histories, and other patient information; review medical records for completeness before the physician sees the patient.
Ensure appropriate supplies are available for patient visits and procedures and that rooms are sterile and safe.
Support physicians and nurses with in-office procedures and maintain logs, including refrigeration control logs.
Ensure quality patient care and adhere to provider preferences for patients.
Explain procedures and treatments and reinforce provider recommendations using the AIDET process.
Provide prescribed sample medications in accordance with approved nursing techniques and administer injections or immunizations as prescribed by providers.
Perform point-of-care testing; record test results and procedural documentation in the patient chart and report information to providers for further instructions or sign-off.
Maintain sample medications by logging receipt and documenting them in patient charts; send prescription refill requests to pharmacies as requested by providers.
Track laboratory and procedure orders and accurately communicate test and procedure results to the healthcare team.
Initiate patient education plans as prescribed by physicians or clinic policy, communicate and instruct patients and families or guardians on the plan of care, and document their understanding in the patient chart.
Complete and document patient phone calls in the patient chart.
Assist with office procedures as requested by physicians.