What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant Float position at Kintegra Health?
*You must be prepared to cover Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, and Davie Counties.*
Summary of Position
The Medical Assistant Float reports to the Director of Nursing and is responsible for providing high-quality, competent care across all sites in the organization. Float Medical Assistants understand and implement patient care according to organization policy/procedure. The Medical Assistant Float role will require flexibility and strong communication and may involve innovative working atmospheres to meet patient needs. The Medical Assistant Float must demonstrate sound clinical skills and perform without direction. The Medical Assistant Float will be required to complete organizational competency to validate clinical/communication skills and complete organizational Medication Administration validation.
Responsibilities
Certification(s)/Licensure: Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant and Basic Life Support, Mental Health First Aid
Required Experience: 2 years of experience functioning as a Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant
Physical Demands
Summary of Position
The Medical Assistant Float reports to the Director of Nursing and is responsible for providing high-quality, competent care across all sites in the organization. Float Medical Assistants understand and implement patient care according to organization policy/procedure. The Medical Assistant Float role will require flexibility and strong communication and may involve innovative working atmospheres to meet patient needs. The Medical Assistant Float must demonstrate sound clinical skills and perform without direction. The Medical Assistant Float will be required to complete organizational competency to validate clinical/communication skills and complete organizational Medication Administration validation.
Responsibilities
- Obtaining and recording patient medical histories, vitals, test results, and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality.
- Coordinating the daily administrative activities, including scheduling, patient check-in and checkout, and patient medical record maintenance.
- Preparing treatment rooms for clinical examinations and assisting practitioners with medical procedures and other patient care.
- Delivering compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
- Ensuring compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
- Preparing and administering medications for patients as directed by physicians.
- Other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Certification(s)/Licensure: Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant and Basic Life Support, Mental Health First Aid
Required Experience: 2 years of experience functioning as a Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant
Physical Demands
- Able to sit, stand, kneel, crouch and/or walk for extended periods
- Able to lift 40-50lbs
- Intact/supported medically manual dexterity, auditor, and visual sensory skills
- It may require working outdoors and/or within mobile units
- Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
- Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
- Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
- C ooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
- Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.
