Medical Assistant (Certified) - Oncology -Lagrange, GA

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Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary:
The Medical Assistant functions under the direction of the Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager, and/or a Nurse Supervisor. Recognizes patient's needs and symptoms in advance. Provides care for the patient under the orders of a physician. Includes preparing patient for exams, assisting during treatments, coordinating tests and follow-up care and recording treatment in the medical record. Assists with explaining patient instructions to the patient/family. Demonstrates competency and skills to serve adult patients, and geriatric populations. Performs other duties as assigned related to laboratory testing within a specialty setting.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Direct Patient Care
Prepares equipment and rooms and aids providers with treatment of patients
Perform vitals, medication review, phlebotomy and other duties to prep patients prior to rooming
Performs point of care testing as ordered, documents per standard and communicates results to provider
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in accessing & de-accessing ports including flushing the line and sterile technique
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in medication administration as defined within scope for WHS
Maintains safety needs of the patient including cleaning work surfaces between patients
Rotate among various clinical and non-clinical service areas such as lab if needed
Cross trains other team members
Seeks training, supervision or direction from leadership as needed
Coordination of Services for Episode of Care
Assists in coordinating patient care and services under the direction of a nurse or provider
Informs nurse, provider and nurse manager of changes in patients condition, as appropriate
Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of culture diversity
Team Work and Collaboration
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model
Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
Professional Development and Initiative
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and population specific education
May be asked to serve as a preceptor for onboarding Medical Assistants/students and is an exemplary role model for all staff or students for all disciplines to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling professionalism and creating a healthy work environment
Laboratory Duties and Expectations
Properly start lab equipment daily and maintain daily logs and documentation requested
Perform laboratory tests according to orders and instructions
Order and stock supplies weekly
Perform daily quality control and cleaning procedures according to guidelines
Evidence Based Practice and Research
Promotes Evidence based practice, regarding safe, quality patient care. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products
Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC patient safety goals and WHS safety absolutes. May serve as Safety Coach
Participates in data collection to advance evidence-based practice
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General or Other / Certificate Medical Assisting

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• CMA - Cert Medical Assistant or ME