Medical Assistant - Occupational Health - KU Medwest
About The Position
The Medical Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient patient flow through the health care setting by facilitating examinations and treatment in a culturally sensitive manner and providing exceptional customer service. The role contributes to patient care by preparing patients for visits, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic tests or consultations, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic and examination rooms, maintaining supply and equipment inventories, and assisting physicians, nurses, other medical staff, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff. Duties may vary by department or unit, and other duties may be assigned as required.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program, or at least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant, or CCMA or NCRMA certification.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days.
- Basic typing and word-processing knowledge.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA.
Responsibilities
- Accurately schedule tests, obtain films and reports, and prepare laboratory specimens according to policy.
- Assist physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on the competency checklist.
- Collaborate with members of the health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record elements of patient history for clinical staff review.
- Electronically submit, call, and/or fax prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
- Ensure data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records.
- Maintain medical records, ensure required documentation is available, distribute reports and correspondence, and file, photocopy, and process forms related to medical charts.
- Maintain examination-room orderliness and cleanliness; stock assigned areas; maintain supply par levels; and complete required logs and equipment checks, including refrigerator and eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, and suction equipment.
- Perform clerical duties, including greeting and registering patients, scheduling, pre-certification of tests, procedures, and medications, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, answering phones, and entering ambulatory care charges.
- Perform simple procedures as directed by a nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
- Perform and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures in the medical record.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
