Medical Assistant (FT) - Ambulatory Float Pool

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Medical Assistant Ambulatory Float helps ensure efficient patient flow in a health care setting by facilitating examinations and treatment in a culturally sensitive manner and providing exceptional customer service. The role contributes to patient care by preparing patients for visits, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic tests and consultations, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic and examination rooms, maintaining supply and equipment inventories, and assisting physicians, nurses, other medical staff, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff. The position performs clinical and clerical duties, including obtaining and documenting patient measurements and screening results, preparing specimens, assisting with procedures, coordinating care, handling prescriptions and records, and supporting clinic operations. Duties may vary by department or unit, and other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program, or at least 3 years of combined Medical Assistant, Health Care Associate, or clinic office job-related experience.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days of hire.
Basic typing and word-processing knowledge.

Responsibilities

Schedule tests; obtain films and reports; and prepare laboratory specimens according to policy.
Assist physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on the competency checklist.
Collaborate with the health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record elements of patient history for clinical staff review.
Electronically submit, call, and/or fax prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
Record data from completed procedures on appropriate forms and in medical records.
Maintain medical records, ensure required documentation is available, distribute reports and correspondence, and file, photocopy, and process medical chart forms.
Maintain clean and orderly examination rooms, stock assigned areas, maintain supply par levels, and complete required logs and equipment checks.
Perform clerical duties, including greeting and registering patients, scheduling, pre-certification, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, answering phones, and entering ambulatory care charges.
Perform simple procedures as directed by a nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
Measure and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures in the medical record.
Perform other duties as assigned and meet the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.