Medical Assistant

Job Title: Medical AssistantLocation: Edenbridge PACE at Skyland Town Center, Washington DCStatus: Full-timeMission: To allow frail elderly people to age in the location of their choosing and continue to lead connected, meaningful lives

Role in Brief:

We are looking for an experienced Medical Assistant who will be responsible for supporting activities that serve the participants in the clinic.This includes exam room preparation, taking and documenting vital signs and weights, receiving brief medical history regarding the reason for the visit, assisting and supporting in overall participant care, ordering supplies, coordinating, and scheduling appointments and documentation as necessary. The Medical Assistant will report to the Director of Clinical Services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform administrative duties which include greeting patients, maintaining paper and electronic health records, telephone duties including notifying patients of test results, coordination of care, completing forms, making appointments, handling correspondence, scheduling tests and laboratory services, and assisting with areas related to billing and compliance.
• Perform clinical activities that encompass all patient needs related to the safe and effective delivery of patient care.
• Proactively assist the Physician/Nurse Practitioner/RN as requested and work within a team approach model that includes multiple departments and roles, and includes effective contributions to the creation of a positive patient experience.
• Receive patients by providing room in a timely manner and obtaining routine vital signs/screenings within the standard protocol for the reason the patient is being seen. Obtain needed information pertinent to the purpose of the visit/patient condition and accurately communicate this information in the electronic health record.
• Perform back office, laboratory and testing procedures consistent with his/her scope of practice, training, and clinic policies, including routine and chronic care exams
• Under the direction of a Physician/Nurse Practitioner/RN, perform minor procedures such as but not limited to; ear lavage, nebulizer treatments, and basic laboratory functions, as well as facilitate sending specimens to an outside laboratory, as well as age-specific screening tests and record results, such as but not limited to Audiometer and EKG.
• Take direct responsibility for individual duties related to the assigned team, including the tracking of referrals, the maintenance of clean and stocked assigned exam rooms, and assisting with maintenance and inventory of medical equipment and supplies including medication and vaccine supply inventory.
• Other duties as requested/assigned

Qualifications:

• Medical Assistant Certification to practice in Washington, DC
• Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) a plus
• Medical Assistant experience, as described above
• At least 1 year experience working with a frail or elderly population
• Experience in a long-term care facility or with a community-based geriatric program is preferred
• Must be free of communicable diseases and up-to-date vaccinations including vaccination against Covid -19

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