Medical Assistant

Salem Regional Medical Center•Salem, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of a Medical Assistant is to perform assigned duties in an efficient manner, in accordance with the established procedures, and as directed by the Office Manager and/or licensed physician(s) to assure that a successful viable office is maintained at all times. You are responsible to perform selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in patient care management, minor patient triage, administering first aid, performing laboratory and clinical tests, and assisting the physician in the office environment. Must care for a patient population that includes infants, adolescents and geriatrics, therefore, must be able to identify the special needs of each patient according to age and respond appropriately.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Technical or Vocational training as a Clinical Medical Assistant required.
Requires reading and understanding of moderately complex or detailed documents containing some unusual words and phrases.
Requires arithmetic ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Requires Clinical skills related to patient intake, injections, phlebotomy, clia testing and other clinical medical assistant duties.
Some typing or word processing is required, general forms and/or internal memos or short letters.
Requires computer skills for basic data entry and retrieval.
Experience using and documenting in Electronic Health Records (EHR), or Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
Ten finger keyboard typing skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Certification preferred.
Minimum of one year experience preferred.
Experience performing prior authorizations.
BLS certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned duties in an efficient manner, in accordance with established procedures, and as directed by the Office Manager and/or licensed physician(s).
Perform selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in patient care management.
Perform minor patient triage.
Administer first aid.
Perform laboratory and clinical tests.
Assist the physician in the office environment.
Care for a patient population that includes infants, adolescents and geriatrics, identifying special needs of each patient according to age and responding appropriately.