What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Metro Vein Centers?
Medical Assistant
Bilingual in Spanish Required
Non-Exempt
Reports to Fort Worth & North Fort Worth Clinics
Reports to Forth Worth: Thursday's 8:00am-5:00pm & Friday's 8:00am-4:00pm
Reports to North Fort Worth: Monday's 8:00am-6:00pm, Tuesday's & Wednesday's 8:00am-5:00pm
Summary
The Medical Assistant will help the Physician in the diagnostic testing, examination, education and treatment of patients. The Medical Assistant staff share our commitment to delivering the highest quality of patient care while delivering exceptional customer service. Medical Assistants serve as an extension of the Metro Vein Centers clinical team to provide support to patients and other medical staff. This position heavily contributes to success by helping maintain office workflow time management, inventory, and improve health care delivery.
Essential functions
Escorts the patient to the exam room and takes vitals. Assists the physician and clinical staff before and after medical procedures, prepping, and consenting patients appropriately
Coordinates communication with the patient, family members, medical and administrative staff. Reviews pre and after care instructions thoroughly with patients
Maintains inventory by stocking, tracking, and ordering supplies using an inventory management system and doing a manual count monthly
Review patient charts to prepare the clinic's daily operations accordingly ie: making sure we have correct supplies needed for procedures
At the discretion of physicians- takes detailed medical history, and triages the patient to identify their medical needs, presents medical history to the physician. The medical assistant may be asked to open chart note and annotate the patient chart with exam and treatment results
Performs other related duties as assigned
Competencies
Excellent communication skills including active listening
Service-oriented and able to resolve patient concerns
Proficient computer skills with the ability to learn new software
Bilingual a plus, but not required
Work environment
Office
Physical demands
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Lift up to 15 pounds
Travel required
None
Required education and experience
High school diploma or equivalent
Basic knowledge of medical terminology
Bilingual in Spanish required
Additional eligibility requirements
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
