What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic, PC?
The Certified Medical Assistant, under general supervision, performs the day to day nursing duties for a specifically assigned physician/CRNP/PA through treatment, discharge, and follow-up of the patient.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Triaging patients
- Checking voicemail and returning patient and pharmacy phone calls
- Taking hospital and ER consults and relay to proper physician or staff member
- Obtaining and updating patient information in practice management system
- Obtaining wound cultures
- Administering injections and medications
- Performing casting (application and removal)
- Wound checks
- Performing suture, staple removal, and dressing changes
- Perform autoclave duties
- Communicating clinical information for outside diagnostic testing (MRI, CT, EMG/NCV, etc.)
- Maintains a working knowledge of the physician's specialty, through CME's and other classes to remain proficient in the related field of nursing.
- Provides patient and family education through handouts and other media sources as necessary
- May be required to work for non-assigned physicians
- May be assigned non- nursing duties as deemed necessary by nursing supervisor