Medical Assistant (MA)

Summary of Job Description: To assist the providers as well as the other nursing staff and medical assistants in providing efficient and high-quality patient care.

Principle Responsibilities

• Triage patients and take vital signs
• Document of all patient care in electronic medical record (EMR)
• Complete patient paperwork including prior authorizations, home health paperwork, medical supply paperwork, etc
  
  

Assist provider with: Performing exams, invasive procedures and minor surgeries

• Ordering standard laboratory tests for chronic disease visits
• Completing quality management in EMR
• Reconciling medications and allergies for each patient at each clinical encounter
• E-prescribing medications once the appropriate changes to the medicines have been made by the provider.
  
  

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• Schedule consultation appointments or imaging appointments for patients
• Prepare patients for examination or procedures
• Set up for procedures
• Respond to patient messages, schedule appointments and procedures
• Clean and stock rooms, and update inventory records
• Administer medications and vaccines upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Perform patient tests and screenings, including x-rays, upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Perform waived laboratory testing as ordered by physician upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds, as well as casts, splints, and other external devices.
• Work through assigned tasks in EMR
• Communicate with other physician offices, patients, and other ancillary health care offices like pharmacies at the direction of the providers
  
  

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of CMCF Medical Assistant Training Program
• Certified Medical Assistant preferred but not required
• Experience in a medical office desired
• Excellent customer service and phone communication skills
• Basic experience with computers
• Ability to manage time, multitask, and handle high stress environments
• Prompt, regular attendance at the clinic