Clinical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Exceptional customer service and telephone etiquette.
• Ability to maintain effective, organized systems to ensure timely patient flow.
• Computer and/or electronic medical record experience.

Responsibilities

• Place patients in examination rooms and document medications, vital signs, and the main reason for the visit in the electronic medical record.
• Perform screening and measurement procedures, including height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature.
• Assist with preparing patients and equipment for examinations and special procedures.
• Collect blood or other laboratory specimens as requested by a physician.
• Perform routine laboratory tests.
• Enter proposed orders into the electronic medical record for review and approval by a licensed independent provider.
• Obtain previous test results from outside laboratories, radiology services, and physicians’ offices.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians’ instructions clearly and effectively to patients.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies according to regulations.
• Maintain adequate medical inventory in each examination room and order supplies as needed.
• Ensure examination rooms are clean and prepare rooms after each patient and for specific procedures.
• Follow HIPAA and OSHA guidelines.
• Perform administrative duties as needed, including answering phones and scheduling appointments.
• Create and update telephone encounters when reporting and responding to patients’ medical concerns and requests, and forward them to appropriate staff and providers.
• Follow the patient-flow protocol: reception, registration, triage, labs, and escort to provider.
• Follow the visit-completion protocol: receive encounter and referral forms, schedule next appointments, schedule outside referrals at the appointed time, and update the visit log.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.