Medical Assistant Full Time Days Radiation Oncology Avon

Hendricks Regional Health•Avon, IN

20h

About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists with the delivery of health care and patient care management in a clinical capacity. Daily responsibilities are based on the practice’s needs. The role supports patient care, helps ensure efficient patient visits, performs testing and treatment tasks under physician supervision, and maintains clinical areas, equipment, and supplies. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant Program.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care directly or through delegation, following applicable standards and guidelines, and recognize normal and abnormal parameters that may indicate risk.
Respond to telephone calls and triage appropriately; reassure patients and provide accurate teaching and direction.
Support efficient delivery of health care throughout each patient visit and ensure medical records are complete, accurate, and up to date.
Initiate patient contact and prepare patients for examination; 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 relevant information in the medical record.
Ensure patients understand physician instructions upon discharge.
Document medical record entries and enter charge information into the electronic medical record for billing.
Assist with testing and treatment procedures under physician supervision, including applying splints and dressings, following through on physician orders, and helping prepare for minor surgeries and physicals.
Assist with sample medications and medication logs; arrange and administer necessary patient testing or admission, obtain referrals, retrieve test results, and notify patients.
Obtain appropriate consents before invasive procedures or immunizations.
Distribute patient education materials, assist with patient instruction, and ascertain patient understanding of treatment and medication use.
Perform prescribed laboratory tests and treatments and help maintain the laboratory log.
Maintain patient care areas, equipment, and materials; organize education materials, order and maintain supplies, and keep exam rooms stocked, clean, and organized according to cleaning protocols.
Ensure instruments are sterile and equipment is in working order.
Perform other duties as assigned.