EMT

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Summary/objective

Medical Assistant, under the direct supervision of a Physician, Certified Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and/or Registered Nurse (Qualified Healthcare Providers) provides delegated patient care activities and treatments in a customer-focused manner.  Reports observations and patient care data to the Physician, Certified Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and/or Registered Nurse.

Education/Experience Required

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Certificate of completion from accredited Medical Assistant Program
• CPR Certification

Essential skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Additional preferred skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Computer and EMR expertise
• Able to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Essential Function / Responsibilities

 Below is a list of the essential functions of the job truly necessary or required to perform the job; other duties as assigned may be required.

• Provide assistance to Qualified Healthcare Providers within their scope of practice.
• Responsible for rooming patients and obtaining and recording vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure), weight and height and updating allergies and medications in Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Appropriately places blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter on patient
• Demonstrates effective handwashing
• Chooses correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for patient care, donning and doffing
• Follows medical waste policies, sharps disposal
• Safely transports sedated patients to their vehicle
• Demonstrates and observes cleaning agents and dry times for cleaning in all areas
• Intravenous (IV) removal
• Intramuscular (IM) injections
• Performs urine drug screens (Clinic only)
• Knowledge of how to appropriately destroy medications (Clinic only)
• Knows location of crash cart location, how to unlock and roll it where asked
• Demonstrates how to open patient chart and encounter
• Demonstrates how to update patient medications, allergies, pharmacies, vital signs (procedures & consults such as OV’s and new patients)
• Able to send flags, e-faxing, and create phone notes, works excuses, prints discharge forms, and other handouts as needed.
• Basic patient identification
• Demonstrates proper use of printers, copiers, scanners, dymo labeler
• Clinic day preparation
• Patient consent forms for chart
• Radiation awareness/education
• Wears radiation badge in procedures
• Wears lead during procedures
• Reports rips/tears in shielding to radiology tech
• Knows locations of emergency gas shut off valves
• Locates Fire extinguishers, can communicate RACE/PASS
• Understands and can locate emergency prep plan for facility
• Knows location of eye wash stations
• Participates in fire, disaster, and bomb threat drills.
• Knows evacuation routes/locations/fire pull stations
• Follows Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and expertise necessary to uphold standards of decontamination and sterilization of instrumentation and equipment and is responsible for cleaning and sterilizing instruments throughout the clinic day.
• Responsible for cleaning exam rooms, pre-procedure, procedure and post- procedure areas throughout the clinic day and completing the end of day checklist.
• Collects specimens for all necessary testing as directed by the provider.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact with patients, family members, visitors, and members of the health care team.
• Responsible for documents and forwarding patient medical concerns received by in person or by telephone message.
• Assist physician with set up and during an interventional procedure in the clinic procedure room within their scope of practice
• May be required to assist physician with set up and during an interventional procedure in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) with in their scope of practice
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to program, maintain and troubleshoot complex equipment such as autoclaves and vitals.
• Identifies areas for improvement and makes suggestions for innovative solutions.
• Willingly cross-trains to other departments and performs other duties as needed.

Work environment

Clinical environment where:

• May be exposed to bloody/body fluids and infectious disease
• May be exposed to communicable disease when interacting with patients
• May be exposed to outside weather conditions during transport of patients if working on a mobile unit
• May be exposed to radioactive isotopes and ionizing radiation
• May be exposed to environmental hazards such as exposure to noise and travel

 Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is routinely required to stand and walk.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   

Continuing Education Requirements

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Other duties

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.