Medical Assistant

Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia LLC•Decatur, GA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

A podiatry medical assistant is one whom specializes in ankle and foot care. Medical assistants keep the medical office running efficiently and take on many tasks. A podiatry medical assistant's responsibilities may include ordering, sorting, storing supplies and restocking exam rooms. Cleaning exam areas, setting up instruments and equipment and cleaning the sterilizer. Greeting patients, answering the office phones, performing data entry and scheduling appointments, assisting front office staff if and when needed and manual insurance verifications. Any other duties determined appropriate by management.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required
Ability to communicate professionally and courteously with patients and clinic staff
Ability to sit for at least an hour at a time
Ability to stand and walk for up to 20 minutes at a time
Ability to bend, stoop, and lift up to 5-10 lbs
Ability to utilize the computer and keyboard for long periods of time
Ability to type
Ability to verbally communicate with patients and co-workers
Occasional lifting up to 30lbs
Assist patients in and out of the patient chair with support with other staff members
Unpacking daily deliveries of medical products and supplies
Placing supplies in appropriate supply cabinets
Retrieving and assembling materials for casting
Retrieving materials from overhead storage shelving or under counter racks
Performing X-Rays
Aiding foot positioning by kneeling or stooping to position the foot appropriately
Inserting digital radiograph system sensors into slots for appropriate capture
Bending down and lifting cassettes without dropping them
Assisting patients on and off treatment chairs
Assisting in moving limbs
Removing and replacing shoes and boots
Sitting on the floor to remove shoes and socks or perform nail debridements while leaning, stooping or sitting on the ground
Holding a limb in position for casting and/or bandage application
Leaning over a sink and reaching into a large basin while handling instruments
Preparing a sterile tray (mayo stand, sterile instrument packs and draping)
Movement of 15 pound metal mayo stands into and out of rooms
Opening and assembling sterile instrument packs
Assisting with a procedure (passing medications, cutting sutures, saline flushes, retrieving specimens)
Performing routine nail debridements
Prepping the patient for nail debridement
Removal of elongated or fungal toenail material with manual instrumentation and motorized grinders
Cleansing of debris and re-donning socks and shoes
Drawing and delivering medications to treatment rooms
Reaching overhead into and out of lockable overhead cabinets
Precision for medication draws to prevent wrong medication delivery and exact dose measuring to prevent adverse events
Bringing patients to the treatment rooms from the waiting room
Assisting with getting them into the chair
Taking and recording vitals and pertinent medical history
Entering information into their electronic chart
Reaching around a patients arm to assemble blood pressure cuffs to perform the read
Concentration to adequately and accurately capture chief complaints, pertinent histories, medication lists, and vitals which must be recorded in a timely manner
Maintaining the back office supplies (inventory and replenishment) and cleaning
Wiping down chairs with sanitizer as well as counters, cabinets and any items in the room that have been touched
Removing trash from the rooms and replacing new bags
Collecting trash at the end of each day and bringing to an on-site dumpster

Nice To Haves

At least one (1) year of experience preferred
Medical Assistant Certification is preferred
Epic experience is preferred
Light travel to other offices may be required for business needs

Responsibilities

Prepares patients for examination by taking vitals; recording medical history into Epic
Escorting patients to and from exam rooms
Complying with OSHA and HIPPA regulations
Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical centers; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms
Help the physician with procedures
Give patients injections as directed by the physician
Casting for Orthotics
Applying Below knee cast
Appling Low Dying strapping to feet
Appling Unna Boots
Performing Nail Debridement
Performing Callus/Corn debridement
Dressing changes
Performing X-Rays
Documenting phone calls
Returning Patient Messages; Completing In-Baskets
Updating Logs
Ordering, sorting, storing supplies and restocking exam rooms
Cleaning exam areas, setting up instruments and equipment and cleaning the sterilizer
Greeting patients, answering the office phones, performing data entry and scheduling appointments
Assisting front office staff if and when needed
Manual insurance verifications
General office cleaning including trash removal
Instrument processing including rinsing, cleansing, packaging and sterilization
Drawing and delivering medications to treatment rooms
Bringing patients to the treatment rooms from the waiting room
Assisting with getting patients into the chair
Taking and recording vitals and pertinent medical history
Entering information into electronic chart
Assisting patients on and off treatment chairs
Assisting in moving limbs
Removing and replacing shoes and boots
Sitting on the floor to remove shoes and socks or perform nail debridements while leaning, stooping or sitting on the ground
Holding a limb in position for casting and/or bandage application
Preparing sterile trays for procedures
Assisting with procedures by passing medications, cutting sutures, saline flushes, retrieving specimens
Performing routine nail debridements under the supervision of the physician
Prepping the patient for nail debridement
Removal of elongated or fungal toenail material with manual instrumentation and motorized grinders
Cleansing of debris and re-donning socks and shoes