Medical Assistant, UofL Outpatient Center, Surgery, 8a-5p

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled allied healthcare professional providing direct patient care and administrative support in the Medical Oncology clinic, Radiation Oncology clinic, and Infusion Center. The role functions at a level that does not require constant supervision and supports providers, nurses, patients, and other staff.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Certified Medical Assistants who have newly graduated from vocational or technical Medical Assistant training require no prior experience.
Uncertified applicants must have six months of experience in a clinical setting.
Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA).

Responsibilities

Maintain patient flow and ensure patients are roomed in a timely manner; direct physicians and fellows to assigned exam rooms and keep physicians and nurses informed of special patient needs.
Assist medical providers and registered nurses with patient discharges.
Clean equipment, beds, chairs, and rooms between patients as indicated.
Communicate abnormal vital signs and findings to registered nurses and medical staff promptly.
Communicate with patients waiting to see a provider or receive treatment and notify nurses or providers of patient and family needs.
Provide clinic and infusion care support, including greeting patients, measuring vital signs and height and weight, phlebotomy, laboratory procedures, obtaining medical histories and pertinent clinical information, medication reconciliation, assisting with biopsies and dressing changes, administering non-chemotherapy injections and immunizations, placing non-chemotherapy IVs, and performing EKGs.
Provide administrative support, including answering phones and updating and working in the electronic medical record.
Propose non-medication orders in the electronic medical record, including laboratory, radiology and imaging studies, provider consultations, referrals, and other auxiliary services, under physician supervision; maintain required certification.
Review the summary list and demographics with each patient at each visit, document changes in the electronic medical record, and notify registration staff of demographic changes.
Obtain height in centimeters at the first visit and weight in kilograms at each visit; notify the provider or nurse of significant changes in weight or vital signs and document pertinent clinical information in the electronic medical record.
Transport items for Infusion, Radiation, and Clinic, including laboratory specimens and blood products.
Monitor eyewash stations weekly and maintain related documentation.
Monitor and record refrigerator temperatures daily and seek corrective action when temperatures are outside the acceptable range.
Monitor, order, and stock supplies; check expiration dates, rotate supplies as needed, and ensure supplies are charged appropriately when used.
Prepare paperwork for physicians, nurse clinicians, and infusion staff, and ensure charts are available before patient examinations.
Assist patients and family members as needed.
Assist during emergency situations, including Stat responses.
Assist with patient satisfaction and experience initiatives, quality initiatives, and audits.
Comply with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.