Medical Assistant - Hudson & Brooksville

Suncoast Skin Solutions•Hudson, OH

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists the Provider in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care, with the goal of making patients feel like family. The position supports clinical and administrative operations and requires regional travel between Lecanto, Ocala, and Brooksville as needed. Work is in person, Monday through Friday, on an 8-hour shift.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent; an associate degree or higher is also accepted.
Knowledge of computer programs and EMR systems.
Excellent verbal communication skills and customer-service skills.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks while maintaining focus and to manage time, details, and multiple tasks.
Ability to communicate clearly, listen, follow through on commitments, and work effectively as a team member.
Ability to remain calm under pressure, take initiative, solve problems, and respond constructively to advice and criticism.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including prolonged standing and walking, repetitive head, neck, hand, wrist, and arm movements, extensive reading, writing, and typing, lifting up to 25 pounds, and transferring and positioning patients.
Ability to travel regionally between Lecanto, Ocala, and Brooksville as needed.

Nice To Haves

Medical assistant diploma.
Medical assistant certification, including Certified Medical Assistant certification.
One year of experience with EMR systems.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas.
Assist with examinations, invasive and non-invasive procedures, and treatments.
Apply aseptic technique and infection-control principles and comply with quality-assurance practices.
Screen and follow up on patient test results; collect, process, and log specimens; and perform diagnostic tests if applicable.
Obtain patient medical histories and vital signs.
Prepare and administer medications, excluding controlled drugs, and maintain accurate medication records.
Recognize and respond to emergencies.
Call in or enter prescriptions according to physicians’ orders; maintain the drug sample supply and appropriately discard expired samples.
Assist with general housekeeping, including weekly scrub-downs of patient-care areas.
Perform routine equipment maintenance and maintain logs for equipment such as autoclaves, eyewash stations, and clinical refrigerators.
Initiate and process prescription medication prior authorizations.
Attend team meetings and mandatory in-service training and education.
Communicate respectfully and professionally with patients and coworkers, adapting communication to individual understanding and cultural diversity; use appropriate medical terminology and telephone etiquette.
Maintain confidentiality, document accurately, release patient information according to guidelines, and practice within the scope of education, training, and personal capabilities.
Follow the employee handbook and maintain awareness of applicable federal and state healthcare legislation and regulations, including OSHA, HIPAA, and CLIA requirements.
Demonstrate initiative, time management, flexibility, professionalism, ethical conduct, consistent attendance, and punctuality.
Use office, administrative, computer, and medical equipment; multitask; and transfer and position patients as required.