Medical Assistant - Allergy Clinic - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant (MA) position is an important member of the patient care team who assists providers and other office team members in the safe, quality care of patients. Primary duties include supporting the allergy clinic provider's offices, preparing patient charts with necessary medical information from referring physicians for office appointments, coordinating scheduling of patient testing and services, scheduling of patient appointments, rooms allergy clinic patients and takes vital signs, report patient concerns or pertinent observations to provider or licensed team member, accurately documents all patient related activities. Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.

Requirements

Successfully completed first semester in an accredited nursing program
Successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program
A Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician may be substituted for the educational requirement
Active certification to practice in Kansas as either Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician is required as a substitute for education qualifications

Nice To Haves

Experience in an office or clinic setting

Responsibilities

Assists providers and other office team members in the safe, quality care of patients.
Supports the allergy clinic provider's offices.
Prepares patient charts with necessary medical information from referring physicians for office appointments.
Coordinates scheduling of patient testing and services.
Schedules patient appointments.
Rooms allergy clinic patients and takes vital signs.
Reports patient concerns or pertinent observations to provider or licensed team member.
Accurately documents all patient related activities.
Implements identified plan through coordination of care with interdisciplinary care team to employ strategies to promote health and wellness.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
Communicates pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting in a timely manner.
Promotes infection prevention through use of standard precautions, proper procedure in dressing changes, wound care, hand hygiene and cleanliness of the patient rooms/department.
Provides assistance with activities of daily living (ADL’S), accurate measurement and recording of weight, height, vital signs and reports any changes to assigned nurse.
Delivers care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring illustrated by creating caring relationships, taking time to have uninterrupted moments with patients and displaying unconditional acceptance and respect.
Promotes a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas, supports the effectiveness of professional relationships, and integrates ethics in all aspects of practice.
Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and settings.
Practices Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles in their daily work by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds or beliefs.
Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
Mentors Medical Assistants new to their role for the purpose of ensuring successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
Supports students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Commits to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
Demonstrates willingness to participate in process of evolution the scope of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
Utilizes appropriate resources to provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible, and used judiciously.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health.
Performs other duties as assigned.