Lead Medical Assistant

Summary:  The Medical Assistant Lead will serve in a leadership capacity by training new Medical Assistant hires to the expectations and standards required at Heart of Ohio Family Health. The Medical Assistant Lead is expected to be a role model and a resource to other staff and will also perform Medical Assistant responsibilities based on need and at the direction of the Assistant Site Manager or Site Manager.

Position: Full - time

Reports to:  Assistant Site Manager
Supervises:  N/A

Dress Requirement: Scrubs in accordance to Heart of Ohio Family Health’s dress code policy

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday standard business hours

40 hours per week, times are subject to change based on staffing needs.

A primary location will be specified at the interview, but Medical Assistants are expected to float between all Heart of Ohio Family Health based on organizational need.

Non-Exempt  

Essential Responsibilities

• Onboards and trains new Medical Assistant hires to the standards, expectations and protocols set in HOFH’s Standard Operating Procedures
• Conducts a skills assessment and signs off on competency of skills and ability to perform all required tasks
• Serves as an example of accountability to peers on clinical competency, patient-centric care, and HOFH’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures, and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients.
• Manages paperwork coming in to the clinic, including FMLA, prescription requests, and others
• Routes in basket messages to the correct recipients and in a timely manner
• Assures in basket messages are being reviewed and handled appropriately
• Assists with patient inquiries/concerns regarding medical care, medication instructions and prescription call-ins in a prompts and courteous manner and under the direction of the clinical provider
• Performs other administrative duties as required
• Assists in rooming patients and performing all other Medical Assistant duties when necessary and including at any of HOFH’s locations
• Helps maintain a clean and professional environment that is prepared to see patients
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Facility Environment:

Heart of Ohio Family Health operates in multiple locations. All facilities have a medical office environment with front-desk reception area, separate patient examination rooms, nursing stations, pharmacy stock room, business offices, hallways and private toilet facilities. All facilities are ADA compliant.

This position’s primary work area is patient examination rooms and nursing stations.

The patient examination rooms and nursing stations areas are:

• kept at a normal working temperature
• sanitized daily
• maintains standard office environment furniture with adjustable chairs
• maintains standard office equipment; i.e., computer,