Medical Assistant - Family Practice

Beloit Health System•Roscoe, IL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System is seeking a Medical Assistant to join their team at Beloit Clinic at NorthPointe Family Practice in Roscoe, IL. This position is eligible for benefits and involves assisting licensed healthcare professionals with a wide range of patient care and administrative tasks. The Medical Assistant will be responsible for patient preparation, vital signs, medication administration, maintaining medical records, and supporting physicians during examinations and procedures. Additionally, the role includes handling patient communications, scheduling, completing forms, ordering supplies, and ensuring patient safety and satisfaction.

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
Experience with Electronic Medical Records
Prior experience in Family Practice or Internal Medicine

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.