What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Innovation Fertility, LLC?
Are you passionate about assisting patients? Do you like helping people build their families? Would you like to work in a growing practice? SpringCreek Fertility is looking for you. Our mission is to offer patients the most current, appropriate treatment plans in a caring and compassionate manner while supporting and mentoring our associates. Fertility is a blend of compassionate care and cutting edge science. We are dedicated to our patients and creating a nurturing environment where we guide our patients through a journey filled with struggles. We also strive to create an environment where our employees grow and thrive.
What this role will look like:
If you would have started this week, you might have:
- Witnessed a newly pregnant mom hear her baby’s heart beat for the first time.
- Comforted a patient who lost a long desired pregnancy.
- Offered hope and encouragement while scheduling diagnostic testing.
- Worked alongside dedicated providers to monitor follicle growth for an IUI or IVF.
- Assisted the physician in an oocyte (egg) retrieval.
- Called a patient and coached her through the results of her pregnancy test.
Assist providers
- Prepare room for examinations, testing and procedures
- Prepare and assist with intrauterine inseminations (IUI), pap smears, cultures, biopsies, etc.
- Take and document patients’ vital signs
- Draw blood per physicians’ order
- Log all outgoing and incoming laboratory results
- Set-up and confirm stock of blood draw stations
- Track, confirm and order medical supplies for the offices
- Maintain equipment (i.e. mark temperature, humidity, refrigeration levels, etc.)
- Clean and maintain instruments and equipment per protocol and according to OSHA guidelines
- Retrieve and follow-up on messages for clinical and phlebotomy staff
- Assist in maintaining medical records and patient histories
- Prepare charts for following day appointments
- Assist physicians’ as surgical technician during procedures
- Assist in reviewing charts and obtaining lab results
- Set up trays for following day procedures
- Adhere to Operating Room Sanitation Policy and Procedures, confines and contains waste disposal and prepares instruments for decontamination
- Control the surgical environment according to OSHA policy and procedure
- Assist with providing care for patients during the entire procedure (pre, intra and post)
- Communicate ongoing patient care needs with nursing staff/physicians
- Operate specialty equipment per manufacturer's recommendations and/or policy and procedure
- Responsible for determining that appropriate paperwork has been received for patient treatment
- Review lab results with patients under the direction of a provider
- Triage phone calls
- Help with front desk duties as needed
- Receive payment for visits
- Other duties as seen needed by leadership team
You will be a great fit for us if you have:
- 2-3 years of experience in a fast-paced medical environment required
- Experience in women’s health or assisted reproduction is a plus
- Bi-lingual a plus
- Compassionate when stressed
- Comfortable drawing blood as requested
- Comfortable with moving quickly
- Motivated self-starter
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Able to meet deadlines
- Able to follow-up with patients in a clear, concise, professional and compassionate manner both in person and over the phone
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to work weekends and holidays as assigned
