Responsibilities :

• Assists with performing screening and treatments by gathering information related to health maintenance, collecting specimens, performing tests, and documenting patient care.
• Updates health maintenance at patient visit, accurately identifies medication changes and updates allergy information at each visit.
• Monitors and communicates changes in patient condition. Administers specific medications under direction of provider.
• Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting.
• Maintains examination areas.
• Assists in pre-visit planning by updating the health maintenance tab.
• Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education :

• Must be a graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program. (As designated by the Enterprise MA Steering Committee)
• Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.
• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency.
• Completion of a clinical externship. (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship).
• MA Certification preferred.

Certifications :

Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.

Complexity of Work :

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience :

Successful completion of CC Externship preferred.

Physical Requirements :

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.
• Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly : activity or condition exists 2 / 3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work : when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree;

or when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and / or pulling of arm or leg controls; and / or when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and / or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Note : The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment :

Last updated : 2024-05-09