What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at MarillacHealth?
Job Details
Description
Job Summary:
To assist patients and providers by providing a broad range of clinical and administrative functions to the clinic.
Essential Functions:
• Ready the exam room with the appropriate equipment before patient visits. Set up all procedures and assist the provider during the patient visit as needed.
• Room patients, prepare them for the provider, and discharge them as per written protocol.
• Per provider order and/or standing orders, perform POC (Point of Care) tests.
• Perform venipuncture for blood collection.
• Administer and chart subcutaneous (SC), intramuscular (IM), or intradermal (ID) injections and/or vaccinations, and medications per provider order or standing orders.
• Maintain required education for and working knowledge of VFC (Vaccines for Children) or other vaccination programs clinic participates in.
• Set up patient oxygen and administer O2 to patient via appropriate delivery and perform 3-point testing for oxygen recertification.
• Keep assigned rooms cleaned after each patient and stocked appropriately and assist with maintenance of inventory as assigned.
• Manage prescription refill requests.
• Follow up on prescriptions, lab orders, and testing
• Pre-visit plan for upcoming scheduled days.
• Makes appointments for patients as needed.
• Maintain quality of care.
• Participation in clinic quality improvement plans
• Assists in orienting new medical assistant team members to clinic protocols and workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
• Good Proficiency and navigation PC application included but not limited to MicroSoft suite of products and EMR systems
• Ability to multitask while actively listening
• Excellent keyboarding skills
• Proper phone etiquette and articulate speech
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build rapport with the patients, outside professionals and staff
• Ability to work in a PCHM team model of care
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 years working in a clinical setting
• Medical Terminology
Preferred Education/ Experience:
• Completion of a Certified Medical Assistant Program
• Bilingual Spanish/English
Additional Eligibility: This position resides in a medical facility therefore, employee must obtain or show proof of the following vaccines prior to first day.
• TDAP (up to date booster)
• MMR series
• Varicella
• HEP B series
• Flu
• TB Screening
• COVID -19
Salary : $18 - $21
