Medical Assistant - LV Tropicana Family Med Cl - Full Time 10 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)
About The Position
The Medical Assistant - LV Tropicana Family Med Cl - Full Time 10 Hour Rotating Shifts position involves escorting patients to exam rooms, obtaining and recording vital signs and medication lists, monitoring patient flow, and assisting physicians with minor clinical procedures. The role also includes performing EKGs, preparing patient charts with relevant medical information, scheduling diagnostic tests, and performing various office and clerical duties. Key responsibilities include ensuring patient privacy, safety, and confidentiality, maintaining a safe environment in accordance with standards and regulations, and ensuring compliance with infection control policies. The position requires determining patient care needs, preparing patient charts, setting up exam rooms, preparing patients for examinations, ensuring healthcare delivery areas are stocked and organized, maintaining files and records, overseeing inventory, implementing physician orders, providing coverage for co-workers, assisting with exams and procedures, and recording patient information in the EHR according to Joint Commission standards. Additionally, the role involves obtaining blood samples via venipuncture or capillary methods, receiving and screening specimens, and processing, distributing, or packaging specimens.
Requirements
- High school or equivalent
- Specialized/technical training Graduate from an accredited school of Medical Assistant Certificate/Diploma program.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
- Certification - Job Relevant Current Medical Laboratory Personnel License – NV. If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire, and maintained by renewal before expiration date.
Nice To Haves
- 1 year; Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
- Experience in acute care setting
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
- Familiarity with word processing, GECB, COR, Cerner, ProSolv, and scheduling software is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Escorts patients to exam rooms, obtains and appropriately records patient vital signs/medication list, monitors patient flow, assists physicians with minor clinical procedures, performs EKGs, prepares patient chart with pertinent medical information.
- Schedules diagnostic tests ordered by the physician as needed.
- Performs various office and clerical duties.
- Ensures patient's right to privacy, safety, and confidentiality is maintained.
- Maintains a safe environment in accordance with standards, policies, and safety regulations.
- Ensures compliance with infection control policies.
- Determines patient care needs and directs patients accordingly.
- Ensures patient charts are prepared prior to appointment including x-rays and pertinent lab work, makes arrangements to obtain any special equipment needed.
- Sets up exam rooms, assists physician with exams as needed, monitors patient flow.
- Prepares patients for examinations.
- Obtains and records vital signs.
- Ensures health care delivery areas are fully stocked, organized, cleaned, and disinfected.
- Maintains files and records, oversees equipment and office supply inventory.
- Photocopies, collates, faxes,, mails.
- Reads and prioritizes incoming mail.
- Handles or routes as appropriate.
- Ensures that physician orders for medications and treatments are implemented by the appropriate staff.
- Provides coverage/relief for co-workers.
- Communicates directly with co-workers the status of all patients when providing coverage.
- Assists the physician with exams and procedures.
- Records patient information in chart//EHR according to Joint Commission standards.
- Maintains a professional demeanor.
- Obtains blood sample specimens by venipuncture or capillary methods in response to requests for testing by clinicians, with appropriate consideration for the age of the patient.
- Receives and screens specimens with regard to acceptability as defined by established guidelines.
- Processes, distributes or packages all specimens received.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits and perks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
