Medical Assistant Jobs in Spokane, LA

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with certificate, or 1–3 years of experience as a medical assistant, emergency medical technician, or certified nursing attendant with a valid certificate, or successful completion of the Northwell Health Medical Assistant training program.

Nice To Haves

• Experience is strongly preferred.
• Must be comfortable with phlebotomy.
• Team player.
• Flexible.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with health care team members to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record visit reasons and related patient information for practitioner review.
• Measure and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening results, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
• Collect or assist providers in collecting specimens; complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedures and infection-control protocols.
• Perform and document daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment as needed, and inform the supervisor when controls are inaccurate.
• Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders and follow infection-control standards.
• Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations by following required protocols, preparing supplies and patients, providing instruments, supporting patients during procedures, and assisting them afterward.
• Maintain clean and orderly examination rooms, stock rooms and cupboards, maintain supply par levels, and complete required logs and equipment checks.
• For practices using paper medical records, participate in pre-visit chart preparation by ensuring required lab results and documentation are available for practitioner review.
• Perform clerical functions such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and supporting efficient patient flow.
• Perform related duties as required.