Medical Assistant Jobs in Oakland, OK

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant Program or accredited Nursing Program.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care directly and through delegation, maintaining knowledge of normal and abnormal parameters that may identify patients at risk and following applicable standards and guidelines.
• Respond to telephone calls and triage appropriately; provide patients with reassurance, accurate teaching, and direction.
• Support efficient healthcare delivery throughout patient visits; complete, update, and maintain accurate medical records.
• Initiate patient contact and prepare patients for examinations; obtain vital signs, weight, age, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory information, history, and chief complaint.
• Observe patients with abnormal signs or symptoms, communicate their condition to the physician, and document findings in the medical record.
• Ensure patients understand physician instructions at discharge; document medical record entries and charge information in the electronic medical record for billing.
• Assist with testing and treatment procedures under physician supervision, including applying splints and dressings, following physician orders, and assisting with sample medications and medication logs.
• Arrange and administer necessary patient testing or admission, obtain appropriate referrals, retrieve test results as needed, and notify patients.
• Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals; obtain appropriate consent before invasive procedures or immunizations.
• Distribute patient education materials as directed, assist with patient instruction, and ascertain patient understanding of treatment and medication use.
• Perform prescribed laboratory tests and treatments and assist in maintaining the laboratory log.
• Keep patient care areas, equipment, and materials stocked and maintained; organize patient education materials and order required clinical supplies and equipment.
• Keep exam rooms stocked, clean, free of waste, and organized according to cleaning protocol; ensure instruments are sterile and equipment is in working order.
• Perform other duties as assigned.