What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Ben Archer Health Center?
General Job Description:
- Provides assistance to medical staff in the care of patients as required.
Education and Experience Required:
- High School Graduate or GED.
- Ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification
- Prefer MA/NA Certification
Special Requirements:
- Must be able to get along well with both staff and patients.
- Ability to speak English and Spanish Preferred.
- Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality.
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality.
Essential Job Functions:
- The medical assistant will be responsible for the performance of waived laboratory tests.
- Package lab specimens for transport.
- Keep records of results of all tests and do lab test logs each month.
- Check lab supplies and order as necessary.
- Clean, wrap and sterilize all instruments, quality control on autoclave.
- Use free time available to assist other staff as needed.
- Assist the health providers as needed in the exam rooms.
- Take EKG’s and mount them.
- Keep each examining room stocked.
- Take patients from the waiting room, putting them in appropriate exam rooms, get applicable vital signs (BP should always be included) and note a simple chief complaint on chart.
- Test vision.
- Know how to use machines for tympanometry, oximetry, neonatal stress test, and respiratory treatments.
- Know how to run all lab tests done at the clinic, and where to send tests not done at the clinic and which forms to fill out.
- File lab results in charts.
- Give all incoming lab results with the patient’s chart to the physicians.
- Mail or fax lab results to other doctors and patients when needed.
- Supports EEO and PI policies and established standards of Ben Archer Health Center.
- Works in a culturally sensitive and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
SALARY IS NEGOTIABLE AND WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING INTERVIEW
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $16