Medical Assistant - Infectious Disease Dept

ASCENSION DEPAUL SERVICES•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

The Infectious Disease Medical Assistant will be responsible for providing exceptional healthcare and customer service by assisting with the examination, testing and treatment of patients under the direct supervision of a Primary Care Provider or Nurse Practitioner.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Completion of accredited Medical Assistant Course
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or completion of certification within 90 days of employment
Understanding of accepted nursing and medical practice standards
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer skills, and soft office skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in HIV/STI programs
Bilingual (English/Spanish) desirable
Knowledge of Ryan White grant program
Knowledge of CAREWare reporting platform

Responsibilities

Escorts and fully prepares patients for medical visits including measuring vital signs, completing a Health Risk Appraisal, reviewing electronic health chart for accuracy, administering medications, ensuring diagnostic testing results, and scanning paper documents into the electronic medical record
Reviews health provider orders, administering medications to best practice standards and performing treatments as required
Appropriately and accurately documents outcome of treatments and interventions
Reviews labs and reports abnormal results of any service to the primary care provider per organization protocol
Assists patients with appointment scheduling, insurance confirmation, and other related matters
Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients and maintains cleanliness of work areas
Performs basic clerical duties including phone, fax, copier, and shredding protected patient information
Performs basic materials management functions including monitoring, stocking, and ordering of supplies
Uses standard precautions with all patients, specimens, and equipment
Uses needle stick precautions with all patients, specimens, and equipment
Documents incidents and untoward events involving patients and participates in safety programs including disaster/fire delays
Maintains patient confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA standards
Performs other duties as needed
Employees may be required to work different sites to accommodate scheduling needs
Measuring vital signs
Blood draw and/or performing in house labs
Rapid STI testing
Documenting in electronic medical record
Medical equipment maintenance
Medical Assistant is required to become certified by LA’s Dept of Health in HIV Counseling & Testing
Data entry of applicable grant services into the State of LA’s CAREWare reporting application
Regular community outreach and Rapid STI Testing
Some travel and weekend work as necessary