Medical Assistant - Primary Care Downtown
About The Position
The Medical Assistant assists with the provision of quality patient care and performs required administrative tasks. The schedule is 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The role includes preparing correspondence and other materials, scheduling patient appointments and making follow-up and reminder calls, and assisting with clinical tasks such as rooming patients, taking vital signs, heights, and weights, and completing applicable screening questions. The Medical Assistant provides basic supportive patient care and administers approved medications under the delegation of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. The position also collects and reports data to a licensed professional, reports abnormalities, and documents findings in the medical record. The Medical Assistant may precept and assist with orientation and training of new staff, float staff, and students as directed.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or five years of equivalent experience.
- Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy; must pass the required motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training, and maintain qualification under insurance guidelines.
- CPR certification: American Heart Association Heartsaver with pediatric content, Health Care Provider course, or 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.
- Computer familiarity and literacy with general data entry, and ability to learn and become proficient with specific computer programs, systems, and Electronic Medical Record documentation.
- If substituting experience for 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, sometimes requiring independent judgment.
- Schedule patient appointments and provide follow-up and reminder calls.
- Room patients and obtain vital signs, heights, weights, and applicable screening information.
- 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, report abnormalities, and document findings in the medical record.
- Precept and assist with orientation and training of new staff, float staff, and students as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
