Medical Assistant (PT 24 hrs/wk) - Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
About The Position
The Medical Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service. This role contributes to patient care by preparing patients for visits, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic tests or consults, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic/exam rooms, maintaining supply/equipment inventory, and assisting physicians, other medical staff, nurses, other interdisciplinary team members, and support staff.
Requirements
- High School Graduate
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or at least one year as a Medical Assistant or CCMA or NCRMA certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
Nice To Haves
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA
- Basic typing and word processing
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
- Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
- Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
- Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records.
- Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts.
- Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment logs.
- Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients and medication reconciliation.
- Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
- Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department, such as lab draws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
