Medical Assistant

Allergy & Ent Assoc • Selma, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant is responsible for a wide range of essential duties focused on patient care, clinical support, and administrative tasks. Key responsibilities include communicating with patients using appropriate medical terminology, taking and recording vital signs, updating patient medical information in the EHR system, and preparing patients for examinations. The role also involves providing patient education, administering medications under physician authorization, maintaining clinical supplies and equipment, and sterilizing instruments. Additionally, the Medical Assistant handles patient phone calls, manages medication requests and prior authorizations, and is familiar with emergency protocols, especially concerning allergy testing reactions. The position requires participation in training, promoting patient engagement, escalating concerns to leadership, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Proficiency in communication skills with appropriate medical terminology.
• Ability to measure and record vital signs.
• Ability to interview patients and accurately record/update medical information (history, chief complaint, medications) into an EHR system.
• Ability to prepare patients for examinations and perform routine screening tests.
• Ability to provide patient education regarding medications and provider instructions.
• Ability to prepare and administer medications with physician authorization.
• Ability to maintain supplies, equipment, stock, and prepare exam rooms for patients.
• Ability to clean and sterilize instruments.
• Ability to manage patient phone calls, communicate with providers, and relay information to patients.
• Ability to review and prepare requests and prior authorizations for medications.
• Familiarity with signs and symptoms of allergy testing systemic reactions.
• Familiarity with emergency equipment and protocols for treatment.
• Ability to seek immediate assistance from RN/LVN staff for emergency treatment, especially for allergy testing patients.
• Willingness to participate in all In-Service training courses.
• Ability to promote patient engagement and personalize patient outreach.
• Ability to proactively escalate patient, workflow, or operational concerns to leadership with constructive solutions.
• Ability to promote fully electronic workflows and collaborate to reduce manual paper processes.
• Ability to maintain patient, staff, and employer confidentiality.
• Compliance with all HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Uses communication skills with appropriate medical terminology.
• Measures and records vital signs.
• Interview patients while recording and updating medical information (history, chief complaint) and medications etc. into the EHR system.
• Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests.
• Provides patient education with regard to medications and instructions set forth by the provider to manage their health.
• Prepares and administers medications with physician authorization.
• Maintains supplies, equipment, stocks, and prepares the exam rooms for patients.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
• Check and respond to patient phone calls (communicating w/the provider on course of action and relaying to the patient).
• Review and prepare requests and prior authorizations for medications.
• Familiar with signs and symptoms of allergy testing systemic reactions.
• Familiar with emergency equipment and protocols for treatment.
• Seeks immediate assistance from RN/LVN staff in dealing with emergency treatment for allergy testing patients.
• Participate in all In-Service training courses.
• Participate in creative ways to promote patient engagement and personalize patient outreach, improving overall experience and driving authentic patient reviews.
• Proactively escalates patient, workflow, or operational concerns to leadership with constructive solutions.
• Promote fully electronic workflows and collaborate with leadership to reduce manual paper processes where feasible.
• Maintain patient, staff and employer confidentiality.
• Comply with all HIPAA regulations.
• Provides additional support and performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees