Medical Assistant, Obgyn

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Wind Gap, PA

About The Position

The Medical Assistant’s primary responsibility is to support healthcare delivery in the practice. As a professional member of the interdisciplinary team, the Medical Assistant consistently demonstrates and promotes the organization’s values. The role includes patient preparation and care, coordination with providers and the Care Team, maintenance of clinical supplies and rooms, and administrative support. The position also contributes to departmental activities and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent.
One year of clinical experience or graduation from a Medical Assistant program.
Current BLS/CPR certification, or obtain it within 60 days of hire, through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, up to eight hours at a time.
Occasional ability to lift up to 25 pounds and push wheelchairs with patients weighing up to 325 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in a similar healthcare setting.
Customer service experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Review and update patient medical records before appointments with recent test results and correspondence; confer with providers to determine needed services.
Complete pre-charting of value-based items up to five days before appointments and message the Care Team when warranted.
Prepare patients for examinations and escort them to exam rooms; obtain height, weight, vital signs, medication and allergy updates, personal, family, and social history, smoking status, and reason for visit.
Assist in capturing demographic information.
Provide other directed patient care, including keeping exam rooms clean, maintaining clinical supplies, cleaning and autoclaving contaminated instruments, and administering injections or immunizations within State guidelines.
Communicate and coordinate with providers or the Care Team regarding hospital discharges, Emergency Department visits, consulting physicians, community resources, disease management, patient self-management, education on chronic conditions, labs and other testing, and specialist visits.
Participate in department activities and meetings, help resolve identified problems, and analyze current procedures.
Dispose of biohazardous and regular waste according to practice protocol.
Maintain vaccine temperature logs and medical-supply inventory and orders; dispose of expired sample medications and stock rooms to established par levels.
Perform administrative tasks as needed, including check-in and check-out functions and opening and closing office procedures.
Bring improvement suggestions to Practice Managers and Providers for consideration.
Participate in maintaining or improving quality improvement initiatives.
Perform other related duties as assigned.