What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Pines Health Services?
Are you ready to be part of a fun, engaging, and hardworking team? Pines currently has an immediate opening for a Medical Office Specialist/Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist for our Washburn Health Center. Qualified applicants must exhibit a commitment to our vision, mission, and goals while delivering exceptional patient care. Applicants must be competent with computers, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be outstanding listener, be problem solver, prioritize workload, and be able to work professionally and independently. The position will be responsible for cross-training and support phlebotomy and secretarial duties. Experience in a physician practice preferred will train the right applicant.
Essential Functions:
1. Ability to communicate verbally in a professional manner with patients, providers, and staff.
2. Ability to follow directions from a physician or mid-level provider.
3. Ability to record patient data in electronic medical records for providers (i.e., vital signs, vision tests, histories, etc.).
4. Providing patient education on medications as needed.
5. Ability to process lab work and office procedures, and make appointments for diagnostic or specialty testing while educating patients about procedures and preparation for procedures.
6. Prepares (to include stocking of medical supplies as needed) and cleans exam rooms for provider/patient needs.
7. Completes proper sterilization of all office instruments and equipment as necessary.
8. Assesses all clinical calls with the provider to determine acuity.
9. Must have the ability to administer injections and have knowledge of immunizations.
10. Maintains smooth flow in the daily schedule between providers and patients.
11. Maintains electronic medical records, reads and adds dictation to records, and scans lab results.
12. Upon provider orders, relay patient prescriptions to the pharmacist, follow-up orders, and notification of test results.
13. Responsible for obtaining and preparing electronic medical records for providers to review and document.
14. Phlebotomy experience preferred.
Pines Health Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. For more information about this visit www.pineshealth.org/careers/benefits.
Requirements:Education and Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Maintain Medical Assistant Certification or obtain at the time of eligibility.
- Maintain current BLS through the American Heart Association.
- Bloodborne pathogens, SDS and other OSHA required training programs.
Certification: CMA or RMA, or other certification through a third-party accreditation for Medical Assisting preferred.
