MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Alivio Medical Center•Berwyn, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of providers by performing the following duties: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Medical Assistant training program certificate or a combination of at least 5 years of Medical Assistant work experience plus RMA/CMA certification
Six months of experience as a medical assistant in an outpatient setting
Bilingual Spanish/English.
Excellent written and verbal skills.
Customer service and interpersonal communication skills needed.
Organizational skills ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Add, subtract, multiply and calculate figures such as amounts, discounts and percentages.
Read and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
Write standard reports

Nice To Haves

High degree of community involvement and/or knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

Interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, respiration, performs vision screening, and records information on patients’ charts
Accurately and completely documents all messages, i.e. name, phone number, reason and signature.
Accurately and completely documents interactions with patients
Provides first aid and/or comfort measures for patients who have simple complaints
Alerts providers to any life threatening complaints and/or abnormal vital signs
Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients
Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment
Gives injections or treatments, obtains laboratory specimens, and performs routine laboratory tests
Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
Prepares, stocks and cleans exam rooms and lab
Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
Applies principles of aseptic technique and infection control
Maintains confidentiality of information
Performs quality control checks
Assumes interim responsibility for routine office activities in the absence of the Administrative Assistant including, but not limited to, managing the front desk, scheduling of patients and maintenance of records
Communicates effectively with patients via phone or other electronic means regarding their health care
Facilitates any continuum of care to specialists
Participates in morning huddles and pre-visit chart prep, as needed
Obtains any consultation notes from outside specialists and submits them to medical records for filing/scanning
Performs other duties as assigned
This position requires compliance with all of Alivio’s written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Joint Commission standards, all policies and procedures and Corporate Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.