Medical Assistant

Position Summary:

Responsible for rendering professional clinical care within the medical practice in support of and as directed by the Physician or Practitioner. Will also have general responsibilities to assist in the day-to-day operation of this office.

Essential Position Functions:

To provide quality patient care and patient satisfaction and meet regulatory requirements, the Certified Medical Assistant performs the following duties:

Patient Care Duties:

• Works with Physician in the rooms documenting patient exam and recording the plan of treatment. Assists the Physician while in rooms with procedures.
• Place the patients in the examination room to ensure they are as comfortable as possible. Takes accurate histories and physical exam information. Obtains vital signs, secures chief complaint, enters the information in the patient’s chart when needed.
• Assist Physicians or Practitioner with examination and treatment of patient and is accessible to them.
• Assists Physicians or Practitioner in office surgeries/procedures using sterile procedure guidelines to ensure non-contamination of sterile field. Sets up appropriate surgical Instrument trays.
• Works alongside the clinical triage department to screen telephone calls for the Physician or Practitioner. Takes accurate clinical messages within the limits of her knowledge and practice policy. May answer patient's inquiries with respect to medical questions within the limits of knowledge and practice policy.
• Performs triage duties according to practice protocols and as scheduled by the clinical manager.
• Scans all documents into the correct patient’s chart.
• Performs other related clinical duties as required.

Other Clinical care duties:

• Ensures that all equipment in the exam room is clean and properly set up prior to each patient encounter.
• Ensures solutions are adequate.
• Ensures lights are not burned out.
• Checks emergency kit (if applicable)
• Cleans and restocks examining rooms for the day’s use according to the daily check off list.
• Reads patient’s charts for the day’s visit to make sure all test results are scanned in chart.
• Ensures that reports from diagnostic test ordered have been received.
• Prepares all diagnostic reports for availability to Physicians. Ensures they are screened and initialed prior to filing in medical record.
• Takes calls from the Pharmacist. Calls in prescriptions and prescription refills accurately to pharmacy as directed by the Physician and documents accurately in the medical record as needed.
• Answers clinical mail for the Physician in a timely manner when required.
• Removes all Instruments and scopes and takes them to the processing room. Handles scopes with proper instructions so they do not get broken.
• Assists in maintaining all clinical equipment to include sterilizing, if applicable. Evaluates all equipment for damage to report to the clinical manager.

Scheduling and Administrative Duties:

• Schedules patient appointments resulting from triage by the medical assistant on a terminal in the clinical area.
• Documents telephone calls accurately in medical record.
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as required.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Otolaryngology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person