PRN Medical Assistant East PA

MH Health Care Services PC•Lansdale, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Health is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant to join their team. This role is a crucial part of the care team, working alongside a primary care physician to deliver excellent patient care and an exceptional guest experience. Due to Marathon Health's unique model, Medical Assistants manage the entire patient experience, functioning as both a Medical Receptionist and performing clinical duties. The position involves escorting patients, ensuring exam rooms are clean and stocked, reviewing medical information, gathering updated health data, taking vitals, performing blood draws, administering injections, bandaging wounds, assisting with procedures, and working with contracted labs for additional tests. The role also includes preparing and administering approved medications and immunizations under provider direction, partnering with the care team on patient care plans, and addressing gaps in care. Front desk duties such as patient scheduling, medical record requests and abstraction, documentation, coordinating specialist visits and referrals, check-in, and check-out are also key responsibilities. The Medical Assistant will record accurate data in medical records, process and communicate test results to patients, participate in patient outreach for engagement, and maintain clinical and office supplies and equipment.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of experience working as a Medical Assistant, preferably in Primary Care.
Graduation from a formal Medical Assistant program or other related program
CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date

Nice To Haves

National or state-specific MA certification or registration is strongly preferred.
MA certification or registration is required for employment in States where certification/registration is required.
Phlebotomy experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Escorts patients to room and ensures that exam rooms are thoroughly cleaned and stocked
Reviews previous medical information and gathers any relevant updated health information from the patient to inform the provider
Take vitals, perform blood draws, give injections, bandage wounds, assist with procedures
Work with the contracted labs for additional tests
Prepares and administers approved medications and immunizations via oral, topical, inhaled, intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal at the direction of and upon written order from the Provider
Partners with other members of the care team to develop individual patient plan of care including identifying and working to address gaps in care
Front desk duties, including: patient scheduling, medical record requests and abstraction, documentation, coordinate specialist visits, referrals, and other care outside of the clinic, check-in, check-out, etc.
Records accurate and pertinent data in the medical record according to documentation guidelines
Process test results and provide the patient with timely results via e-message, mail or phone as directed in written instructions by the Provider
Participates in outreach to patients to drive engagement among eligible patient groups
Maintains clinical and office supplies and equipment for treatments