Medical Assistant - Outpatient Psychiatry Main (Ro)

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists with the provision of quality patient care and performs required administrative tasks in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. The position is 0.6 FTE, or 24 hours per week, with three 8-hour shifts. The schedule is Monday through Friday on day shift, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.; days off are based on clinic needs. Starting pay is $21.06 per hour, with pay commensurate with experience.

The role may include preparing correspondence, documents, reports, and other materials of varying complexity and confidentiality, sometimes requiring independent judgment. The Medical Assistant supports patient visits by scheduling appointments and making follow-up and reminder calls; rooming patients; taking vital signs, heights, and weights; and asking applicable screening questions. Under the delegation of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse, the role provides basic supportive patient care and administers approved medications. The Medical Assistant collects and reports data to a licensed professional, identifies abnormalities, and documents findings in the medical record. The role may also support the orientation and training of new staff, float staff, and students as directed.

Applicants must have graduated from an accredited Medical Assistant program or have five years of equivalent experience. CPR certification through an accepted course is required. Pediatric experience is preferred. The role also requires completion of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Unlicensed Assistive Personnel orientation and skills verification.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or five years of equivalent experience.
• CPR certification through an American Heart Association Heartsaver course with pediatric content, a Health Care Provider course, or a Red Cross equivalent.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, and professional behavior with patients and staff.
• Successful completion of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel orientation and required skills verification provided by Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
• Computer familiarity and literacy, including general data entry, and ability to learn and become proficient with specific computer programs, systems, and electronic medical record documentation.
• In lieu of an accredited Medical Assistant program, five years of experience taking blood pressures, temperatures, respirations, pulse, height, and weight.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence, documents, reports, and other materials of varying complexity and confidentiality, sometimes using independent judgment.
• Schedule patient appointments and make follow-up and reminder calls.
• Room patients and perform clinical tasks including taking vital signs, heights, and weights, and asking applicable screening questions.
• Provide basic supportive patient care and administer approved medications under the delegation of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Collect and report data to a licensed professional, including abnormalities, and document findings in the medical record.
• May act as a preceptor for orientation and training of new staff, float staff, and students as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed