Medical Assistant-Full time- M-F

Job Description

Position: Medical Assistant

Reports to: Practice Manager/Providers

Job Summary: The Medical Assistant is a crucial component of the practice; they will work alongside the provider and clerical staff to ensure that patients receive optimal care and to aid in office efficiency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review with the patient and document their physical/emotional condition, effectively obtain social, medical, and family history.
• Accurately obtain patient vital signs, height, weight, temp, pulse, and communicate any abnormalities to the provider.
• Complete Chief compliant with full documentation in the EMR.     
• Provide support and assistance to the physician/practitioner during patient examinations and procedures.                                                                
•  Interpretation and implementation of the physicians/practitioners recommended orders. (I.e. laboratory, samples, etc.)                              
• Complete documentation and charting of all clinical test results, and

other patient interactions.

• Obtain requested lab specimens and the processing of those specimens, internally in the office based lab (CLIA waived testing, UA,Strep etc.),or externally (send out test) when required.    
• Administration of medications as directed by the Provider.                         
• Assist the patient in scheduling all follow-up appointments or referrals as necessary.      
• Perform phlebotomy duties with accurate documentation.
• In collaboration with the providers, create and maintain patient education information.
• Educate patient as ordered by Provider.
• Scan information into the electronic medical record as needed.
• Follow-up on all medical record issues with insurance companies, hospitals, and physician practices.                                                           
• Treat all patients and associates with respect and dignity, and provide professional service to them in a timely, polite and considerate manner.
• Maintain and ensure confidentiality of protected health information (PHI).                       
• Maintain and monitor Quality Improvement activities as requested.          
• Maintain and monitor all office logs and controls as requested.                  
• Maintain a neat, clean, and safe working environment at all times.
• Must maintain current CPR certification.
• Administer allergy injections and immunizations as ordered by the Provider.
• Process prescriptions as ordered by the Provider.
• Initiate and keep current tracking for labs, diagnostic imaging, and referrals.
• Prepare Providers’ schedules for the next week (chart prep) by obtaining all information necessary to ensure efficiency.
• Discharge patients from rooms, providing education and follow up appointment(s).
• Clean rooms between each patient visit.
• Complete telephone encounters/communications daily.
• Review  charts of Schedule II patients to determine the need for UDS, MAPS, and

current CSA, and alert provider of any discrepancies.