Medical Assistant Certified

Summary

The Workforce Health Medical Assistant is dedicated to promoting health and safety for all CRH as well as non-employees, such as students, residents, volunteers, and contractors. This is achieved by facilitating an Employee Health Program that focuses on disease detection, prevention, and treatment; following up on employee illnesses and injuries; conducting health screenings; ensuring compliance with annual medical surveillance; and promoting a safe work environment.

The Medical Assistant (MA) works under the direct supervision of a physician or Advanced Care Practitioner, with decision-making limited to established parameters regarding work expectations, quality standards, priorities, policies, and procedures.        

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis by Medical Assistance.  Any other duties as needed to drive the vision to fulfill the mission and abide by the values of the organization.

• Responsible for rooming patients and preparing them for examination  
• Takes patients vital signs which include blood pressure, height, weight and documents in EMR
• Updates patient medical record including medications, allergies, past medical & surgical history
• Preps procedure room for minor procedures and assist with those procedures as needed.
• Prepares exam rooms for provider dependent on appointment type.
• Cleans exam room and beds after each appointment and restocks medical supplies daily.
• Assist physicians and Acute Care Providers with patient examinations.
• Draw blood, perform EKG, SWAB test and any additional clinical test within the clinic.
• Manages physician orders by submitting to appropriate departments, such as imagining, labs, scheduling surgeries, of referral to specialist. Confirm that all orders are completed, and that results have been returned.
• Obtain Prior Authorizations as needed.
• Able to check in patients, register patients, verify insurance, scan documents in patient charts, answer phones, return phone calls, and schedule appointments.
• Presents strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Provide Administrative support for the Workforce Health clinic, ie answering and directing phone calls, emails and faxes; scheduling and confirming appointments, greeting visitors, ascertaining purpose of visit and directing them accordingly
• Maintains and enters patient data into files and automated databases to store and process employee and nonemployee data such as personal information, medical records and CRH orientation onboarding forms.
• Provides new hire and annual mask fit testing and training for personal protective devices as required by licensing agencies.
• Administer employee drug and alcohol testing in accordance with CRH drug free workplace program
• Administration of COVID annual Influenza and COVID immunizations records and compliance for employee/non-employees.  Ensure vaccine program compliance as directed by HFAP, OSHA, CDC and other regulatory agencies, to include Hepatitis B, Tetanus and MMR
• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-service
• Exhibits a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Education and Experience

Minimum Required Education: Certified Medical Assistant

Preferred Education: N/A

Experience: One year of Medical Training Preferred but not required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Medical Assistant Certification.  CPR/BLS certification upon hire or within 90 days of start in position.