Medical Assistant

Position Description:

Bethel Family Clinic employs Medical Assistants, or M.A.s, to assist the medical provider in the care and treatment of the patients. The Medical Assistant is responsible for assisting the medical providers in patient care, clerical needs, environmental, and organizational tasks.

Position Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma is required. Successful completion of a post-high school training in vocational and other training school is required.
• Experience: At least 2 years of family practice experience as a MA
• Licenses, Certifications: X-ray certification.
• Specialized Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, medical terminology knowledge of safety and sanitation, computer skills, and customer service skills.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with electronic health records data entry.

Position Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Record patient history and personal information.
• Measure vital signs, such as blood pressure.
• Help providers with patient examinations.
• Schedule patient appointments.
• Prepare blood samples for laboratory tests.
• Enter patient information into medical records.

• Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss it only with other medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient.

Other Duties:

• Help patients to move around the facility, by doing such tasks as pushing wheelchairs
• Clean equipment and facilities
• Change linens
• Maintain and stock supplies.

Competencies:

• Communication Skills.
• Medical terminology.  
• Good Listener.
• Compassionate.
• Nonjudgmental.
• Self-Controlled.
• Organized.
• Adaptable.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical demands are generally described as medium (exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body). The Medical Assistant must be able to observe safe practice criteria in assisting patients. The Medical Assistant must be able to safely support the full weight of a patient when necessary.

• Medical assistants work in well-lighted, clean environments. They constantly interact with other people and may have to handle several responsibilities at once. Most full-time medical assistants work a regular 40-hour week. 

Supervisory:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Authorization:

• BFC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status and any other area protected by federal or state law.  Individuals that need assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact the Administration for BFC directly. 
• Employee must have the legal authorization to work in the U.S.