What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Medical Assistant position at Fairfax Medical Facilities Inc?
NATURE OF POSITION
The medical assistant is a member of the health center care team. Responsible for intake work with clients as they enter the vital signs area. A liaison between the front desk staff, the laboratory staff along with the nurses in the provision of care.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High School graduate
- Certification / Registered preferred
- Previous experience preferred
- Personal maturity, cooperation, ability to communicate clearly
SALARY GRADE AND CLASSIFICATION: Nonexempt
RESPONSIBLE TO: Site Manager / DON
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintains first line contact with all clients who come into vital signs area.
- Performs routine intake procedures such as height, weight, temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings.
- Assists with laboratory/diagnostic procedures.
- Assists with office procedures.
- Responsible for assisting Nurse &/or Lab Supervisor with triage of clients and transfer of charts to appropriate provider.
- Assists medical providers with examination and treatment of patients.
- Relieves other departments as indicated as time permits.
- Completes referral for patients as necessary.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
- Screens clients for visual acuity using Snellen method.
- Obtains routine temperature, pulse, respiration, height and weight as well as blood pressure readings at first encounter.
- Does routine urinalysis.
- Responsible for assisting with maintenance of medical and laboratory equipment and for assisting with quality controls on laboratory equipment.
- Responsible for routine laboratory procedures including but not limited to: various dipsticks, urinalysis, hematocrit, glucose screening, gram stains, and other procedures as approved by health center policies and CLIA standards.
- Assist provider with the case management of patients.
- Assist in other clinics as assigned by supervisor.
- Follows the policies and procedures of FMFI.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
