Medical Assistant Jobs in Riverside, OH

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• CPR certification.
• Basic PC skills to manage patient information and support clinical workflows and electronic medical record documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, eating, and walking.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in patient rooms, the unit, and equipment.
• Assist patients, visitors, and nursing personnel on the assigned unit, and help other departments with patient care as needed.
• Build respectful, compassionate relationships with patients and families to support a positive patient experience.
• May serve as a patient safety champion and promote shared responsibility for safety guidelines.
• May assist with telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognize life-threatening arrhythmias, and promptly communicate them to an available licensed clinician.
• May transport patients and run errands to pick up or deliver items for patient care.
• Perform delegable nursing tasks assigned by the Registered Nurse that do not require nursing judgment, assessment, complex observation, or critical decisions.
• Perform basic nursing care duties as directed by the RN, including waived testing, specimen collection, nasogastric tube care, 12-lead EKGs, and simple clean non-sterile dressing changes.
• Collect and accurately document data such as height, weight, vital signs, intake, and output.
• Use handheld wireless devices and other portable technology to measure and document intake and output, vital signs, and point-of-care testing results.
• Report patient observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist hospital visitors and staff with information needs.
• May use wireless technology to coordinate healthcare activities such as scheduling, flowchart documentation, and nutrition service ordering.
• May serve as a super user for nursing assistant information technology or as a preceptor for new nursing assistants.
• Maintain supplies and equipment needed for patient care operations.
• Secure and handle appropriate supplies, medications, and laboratory specimens transported to, from, and within the unit.
• Perform other duties as requested by a supervisor.