Overview:

The Medical Assistant Team Leader provides staff supervision as well as daily program monitoring of clinical activities as instructed by the Quality Manager to ensure clinical programs integrity and quality of services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides daily supervision of Medical Assistants to ensure staff compliance with all standards of care and work plans.
• Train MA staff of Avenue 360’s clinical policies and procedures as well as specific procedures and protocols.
• Train staff in complying with chart documentation in EHR as per set requirements and procedures.
• Train new MA staff and current MA staff with paperwork responsibilities (referrals, scanning).
• Responsible for the recruitment, retention, and training of medical assistants.
• Provides regular performance reviews, takes appropriate job actions, and reviews job actions taken by subordinates to assure that staff meet qualification and performance standards and perform all essential functions of their respective jobs.
• Utilizes knowledge of current trends and practices in the nursing profession.
• Assists LVN in ordering medical supplies for daily operation.
• Implementation and compliance with Vaccine for Children and Adult safety Net programs.
• Utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach.
• Ensures compliance with Infection Control Policy.
• · Collect, analyze and interpret infection-control data
• · Notify local, state and federal authorities about reportable diseases as required 
• · Plan, implement, manage and evaluate infection prevention and control activities 
• · Conduct infection control risk assessments for construction and renovation projects; equipment inspection,
• and pest control
• · Educate individuals and groups about the risk, prevention, transmission, and control of infection, disease-
• specific care, appropriate precautions, and appropriate assessments
• · Establish accepted standards and develop, implement, monitor and revise infection control policies and
• procedures to assure compliance with the standards
• · Investigate, manage and conduct surveillance of suspected and confirmed outbreaks of infection
• · Provide consultation on infection risk assessment, prevention, and control strategies
• Provides input to Avenue360 Director of Nursing regarding staffing pattern and clinical procedures to ensure compliance and adequate staff training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:

Clinical Medical Assistant Team Leader must have a minimum of 3 years previous patient care experience. Bilingual Preferred.

Continuing Education and Training Requirements:

CEUs required by Licensure and/or trainings designated by the funding source.