Medical Assistant (Derm)

External Brand•Austin, TX

About The Position

Austin Regional Clinic is a growing professional medical group with more than 35 locations. The Medical Assistant supports patient care by documenting care and patient status, rooming patients, taking vital signs, preparing patients for exams, following clinic protocols, and assisting with medication refills and diagnostic testing. The role also includes maintaining supplies and equipment, cleaning patient rooms, handling laundry, and assisting providers with certain procedures and tests. Staff Medical Assistants may provide patient education materials, administer medications within the scope of practice and under physician direction, and communicate normal lab results to patients. The position requires adherence to company policies and core competencies, dependable attendance, and holiday shifts as required by company policy. Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Meet at least one of the following: medical assistant experience; CNA, EMT, PCT, or comparable experience providing direct patient care beyond activities of daily living, including manual vital signs and medication and/or injection experience; or graduation from a medical assistant program.
Ability to administer medications and injections within the position’s scope of practice within 90 days of hire.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent organizational, phone listening, customer service, verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
Ability to work in a team environment and align actions with team members’ shared goals.
Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
Ability to engage others, listen, and adapt responses to their needs.
Ability to perform duties professionally and understand, recall, and communicate factual information and instructions.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and apply common sense in performing the job.
Current AHA-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card, or obtain it within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience as a Medical Assistant.
Medical Assistant certification.

Responsibilities

Accurately document patient status, care provided, responses to care, provider orders, and contacts with patients or other healthcare providers.
Refill medications according to ARC refill protocols and review provider refill requests.
Room patients, take and document vital signs, and prepare patients for provider examinations.
Follow clinic protocols and directions from the nursing team leader or supervisor.
Perform diagnostic testing, including EKGs, audiograms, tympanograms, spirometry, and visual screenings, and report and document results as appropriate.
Monitor and maintain medical and office supplies and equipment; ensure rooms are stocked and supplies are current, and order supplies as needed.
Review the EPIC triage call in basket and complete callbacks.
Clean patient rooms as needed, handle dirty laundry properly, and ensure the laundry cart is stocked with fresh linens daily.
Assist providers with sigmoidoscopy exams and cardiac stress testing by setting up equipment, preparing patients, and cleaning and storing equipment afterward.
Maintain equipment, including autoclaves, and sterilize and wash speculums and check expiration dates.
Adhere to company policies, including OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct requirements.
Maintain regular and dependable attendance and work holiday shifts as required by company policy.
Provide patients with educational materials as directed.
Administer medications under physician direction and within the scope of practice, following training and testing.
Review result notes and inform patients of normal lab results; review provider instructions regarding abnormal results.