Travel Support Medical Assistant (FT) Reidsville, GA

Optim Healthcare•Reidsville, GA

18h

About The Position

Optim Health System is seeking a full-time Travel Support Medical Assistant based in Reidsville, Georgia. The role travels among multiple Optim Health System locations to provide coverage for Orthopedics, pain management, and neurosurgery. The Medical Assistant must learn quickly and be readily accessible when coverage is needed. The position provides patient care in an office setting under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or physician. Care includes meeting patients’ psychosocial, physical, and general needs; addressing communication needs of patients and families; and performing work with initiative and responsibility consistent with professional expectations. The role maintains regulatory requirements and office policies, procedures, and standards, and communicates patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians and team members. The Medical Assistant provides direct care, assists with examinations, treatments, and procedures, obtains and records vital signs, prepares and positions patients, and supports safe, age-appropriate care across the lifespan. The role also maintains infection-control practices, exam rooms, instruments, documentation, supplies, and equipment; supports office operations such as telephone calls and appointment scheduling; and responds appropriately to emergencies and stressful situations. Other duties may be assigned within the Medical Assistant’s scope of practice.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Medical Assistant Program or a six-month Nurse Aide Program.
Completion of a venipuncture class.
Current BCLS certification.
Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to learn quickly and be readily accessible when coverage is needed.
Ability to obtain and record vital signs.

Nice To Haves

Additional language skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

Travel to multiple Optim Health System locations to provide coverage for Orthopedics, pain management, and neurosurgery.
Obtain and record vital signs.
Provide direct patient care under the supervision of an RN/LPN/LVN and/or physician, evaluate outcomes, and consult other health team members as required.
Assist nursing and medical staff with routine examinations and patient treatments for neonate, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, and general patient populations.
Notify appropriate licensed personnel when a patient complains of pain.
Provide care appropriate to each patient’s age and developmental needs while optimizing safety and reducing the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors.
Use medical and surgical asepsis during treatments and special procedures.
Position and prepare patients for office procedures.
Assist physicians with procedures and perform technical and manual services under the direction of an RN/LPN/LVN and/or physician.
Communicate clearly and appropriately with coworkers, physicians, and the Office Manager, including information about patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms.
Treat patients and families with respect and dignity; identify and address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs; and involve patients and families in education.
Maintain infection-control standards in exam and procedure rooms, including cleaning, disinfecting, and changing linen.
Maintain office instruments and follow sterilization techniques and biological-indicator practices.
Meet documentation standards and policies, and maintain office policies, objectives, performance-improvement, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Answer and direct telephone calls professionally, refer patient problems to the office physician, and schedule appointments.
Maintain adequate supplies and support cost containment through appropriate ordering and conservation of supplies and equipment.
Maintain positive working relationships with office staff.
Operate equipment safely and correctly and perform preventative maintenance.
Remain flexible and organized and function under stressful situations; respond appropriately to emergencies and physically distressful situations.
Complete other duties assigned within the Medical Assistant’s scope of practice.
Meet dress and appearance standards, complete annual education and inservices, maintain regulatory requirements and patient confidentiality, and report to work as scheduled.
Wear identification while on duty and use the computerized punch-time system correctly.
Attend annual reviews and scheduled inservices and return completed inservice materials in a timely manner.
Represent the organization positively and professionally in the community; participate in CQI activities; comply with ethical business-practice policies; and communicate the office’s mission, ethics, and goals.