Medical Assistant Jobs in Oakland, OK

About The Position

Requirements

• Active Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification, maintained with required continuing education units.
• Ability to perform specimen collection, vital signs, urinalysis, injections, phlebotomy, catheterization, and instrument sterilization.
• Basic understanding of urology terminology, medications, procedures, and instruments.
• Knowledge of medical office methods and procedures.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with the practice's EMR/PM and document management systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with patients, family members, coworkers, and providers.
• Ability to multitask and pay close attention to detail.
• Professional appearance and demeanor; scrubs are required work attire.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, including standing and walking for most of the workday, performing fine-motor tasks, reaching, bending, stooping, assisting patients with positioning and movement, and lifting or carrying supplies up to 50 pounds.
• Use required personal protective equipment while working with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, communicable illness, and cleaning and sterilization chemicals.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a urology or specialty medical practice.
• Surgery scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

• Arrive at the assigned workstation ready to work at the scheduled start time and open the clinic, including preparing rooms, equipment, controls, and charts.
• Clean, prepare, and stock exam rooms, the lab area, and restrooms.
• Maintain patient flow and prepare patients for, and assist providers with, examinations and procedures.
• Perform provider-assigned tasks, including specimen collection, vital signs, urinalysis, injections, blood draws, and catheterization.
• Prepare lab specimens and follow the lab insurance matrix for send-out specimens.
• Document medical assistant workflow in the appropriate EHR templates.
• Answer and return patient calls, discuss acute symptoms with the provider when necessary, and complete calls by the end of each day.
• Process and document prescriptions in the patient's EHR; document calls and outside communications in the patient's record.
• Complete medication prior authorizations, Title 19 (Medicaid) forms, and Letters of Medical Necessity as needed.
• Schedule outpatient and inpatient surgeries and services as assigned.
• Clean, disinfect, and sterilize instruments daily; maintain and document cystoscope pressure testing, cleaning, and sterilization; and perform weekly autoclave spore testing.
• Complete required OSHA logs on time and maintain applicable OSHA standards and CLIA requirements.
• Protect patient privacy and comply with HIPAA and UCNT confidentiality standards.
• Maintain medical supplies, place orders with approved vendors or notify the Clinic Manager of supply needs, and keep supply and sample cabinets clean and maintained.
• Keep exam room and provider files stocked weekly or as needed daily.
• Perform chart take-down, place PHI and unscanned reports in designated scan bins, verify provider chart-note completion weekly, and shred dictation notes.
• Complete missing-results reports as assigned and notify the call center of physician schedule changes.
• Complete special projects assigned by the Clinic Manager or other management and perform other duties as assigned.