Medical Assistant - Gastroenterology

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System is adding a Medical Assistant to our team at Beloit Clinic Gastroenterology. This position is for the 1st shift, 8a-5p, with 36 hours per week. The Medical Assistant will assist licensed healthcare professionals in various tasks, including rooming patients, monitoring patient flow, returning phone messages, obtaining patient histories and vital signs, administering medications, assisting with diagnostic procedures and treatments, maintaining patient medical records, stocking rooms, and assisting with medical emergencies. The role also involves assisting with scheduling appointments, completing pre-certifications, filling out patient forms (e.g., FMLA, disability), refilling medications per protocol, ordering supplies, and cleaning exam rooms. Key duties include preparing patient documentation, escorting patients, taking vitals, updating medical records with history and chief complaint, ensuring consent is signed, performing 'Time out' with the Physician/LIP, administering medications, maintaining accurate electronic medical records, handling telephone calls, triaging calls under supervision, and educating patients and families. The Medical Assistant will demonstrate effectiveness and courtesy in scheduling and ensure patient safety.

Requirements

Certified or Registered as Medical Assistant at time of employment
Must be CPR certified within 3 months of hire
Strong critical thinking abilities
Requires excellent verbal and written communication and counseling skills

Nice To Haves

Two years clinical experience desirable
Willingness to learn phlebotomy and point of care labs
Preferred Experience with Electronic Medical Records
Prior experience in Gastroenterology

Responsibilities

Assist the licensed health care professional in performing a variety of tasks including rooming patients, monitoring patient flow, returning phone messages, obtaining patient histories and vital signs, administering medications, assisting with diagnostic procedures and/or treatments, maintaining the patient's medical record, stocking rooms and assisting with medical emergencies.
Assist with scheduling appointments, completing pre-certifications, completing patient forms - i.e. FMLA, short-term, long-term disability forms, etc.
Refilling medications per protocol, assisting with clinical duties, ordering supplies, and cleaning exam rooms.
Prepare patient documentation and medical record in preparation for appointment.
Escort patient to room, obtains vitals and updates medical record, which would include a brief medical history or chief complaint, current medication, allergies, smoking status, pain status, immunization status, and all meaningful use data collection.
Prepare patient for examination or procedure.
Ensure consent is signed and dated for procedures and performs "Time out" with Physician/LIP when appropriate.
Assist Physician/LIP with examinations and/or procedures.
Administer medications ordered by Physicians/LIP and update medical record after administering medication.
Maintain and update accurate electronic medical record.
Receive and handle telephone calls to department.
Assist with triaging calls under the supervision of a licensed health care professional.
Assist Physician/LIP with educating the patient and families.
Demonstrate effectiveness and courtesy in scheduling patients for appointments.
Ensure patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.