Medical Asst Limited Xray (MA), PRN - Baltimore Urgent Care

University of Maryland Medical System • Baltimore, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides patient centric care, medical assistance duties, and performs limited x-ray studies for patients.

Requirements

• High school diploma is required.
• Graduation from an approved Limited Scope X-ray Operator program is required.
• Successful completion of a formal medical assistant training program is required.
• BLS/CPR Certification required.

Nice To Haves

• One year of related work experience will be accepted in lieu of program.
• Urgent Care/Fast Track ER experience is preferred.
• Experience with labs, history and vitals, blood draws and phlebotomy are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets and assists patients and other guests in a professional, friendly, hospitable manner.
• Registers arriving patients in the EMR following existing protocols.
• Rooms patients and provides triage services, including vital signs, review of symptoms and chief complaint in an electronic medical record (EMR).
• Accurately record patient information such as vital signs, review of systems and chief complaint in an electronic medical record (EMR)
• Perform routine lab maintenance and logs; perform routine maintenance on the autoclave, sterilization and packaging of surgical instrument kits.
• Assisting with procedures; phlebotomy/specimen send-outs; injections; assist with splinting/casting; EKG's; drug and alcohol testing / physicals; in-house lab testing: rapid strep, pregnancy testing, flu testing, glucose, etc.
• Proficient in full range of medical assisting skills,, draw blood and collect urine samples, reconstitute medications, administer oral medications, provide injections and immunizations, provide oxygen and nebulizer treatments, assist providers with medical procedures, perform minor procedures, collect specimens, perform rapid laboratory tests, perform EKGs, process and prepare blood samples for outside lab processing, and splinting and fitting patients for durable medical equipment.
• Functions as both, front office or back office clinical team member, depending on daily assignment.
• Performs all of the assigned duties of the host or clinical daily responsibilities check list for opening, shift and closing of center.
• Cleaning and staging of exam and procedure suites in between patient occupancy.
• Processes patient payments for services.
• Performs regular and accurate inventory of medical supplies and processes orders. Re-stocks shelves and suites when supply orders are received.
• Performs administrative tasks such as composing of and responding to emails, answering and making phone calls, etc.
• Prepares the radiology suite, equipment, and materials as necessary. Prepares pediatric and adult patients for x-ray studies. LXMO will keep the patient informed on the process and will complete the image capture in a proficient and professional manner.
• This position is unable to perform studies on hips, pelvis, and facial bones.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED