Medical Assistant - Bilingual

DESERT SAGE HEALTH CENTERS

Job Description

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides general patient care and basic patient education as directed by providers. Performs duties

which indirectly support patient care such as PCMH quality measures (prevention & disease), in-house

practice services (medical, dental, and behavioral health), recordkeeping, routine laboratory duties,

general equipment maintenance, immunizations, and maintaining site supply & medication inventories.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Skill in assisting with medical procedures, applying sterile dressings, exams, and treatments
  
  

documentation as needed.

• Triage patients with proper documentation
• Safely lift, and physically manipulate patients
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper
  
  

care and treatment as instructed by the provider.

• Prepare and process laboratory samples and tests using established protocols
• Coordinates paperwork for provider that may be needed for referrals, prior authorizations for
  
  

medications, and diagnostic testing as needed.

• Performs testing including but not limited to lab draws, EKGs, PFTs, drug screens, etc
  
  

(training will be provided as needed)

• Enter nursing charges and patient related information into electronic health record software
• Enter patient information into sample medication log sheets and other assigned log sheets
• Reviews patient charts, checks in patient, obtain, and record all patient vital signs, histories
  
  

(allergies, medication, medical surgical, family, and social). Reconciles medication and states

initial reason for patient’s visit.

• Directly addresses patient care gaps with patients during visits and between visits by using
  
  

patient lists to review and act on overdue preventive care needs.

• Participates in quality improvement efforts as evidenced by providing feedback on projects and
  
  

making suggestions for future improvements.

• Records and reports observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in patient’s
  
  

conditions.

• Administers medications and immunizations as per standard of administration and documents
  
  

in electronic health record.

• Actively participants in in-service education programs as required by practice
• Maintains and stocks inventory of office and/or clinical supplies as appropriate to position
• Reports any incidents, maintenance issues, unsafe conditions and/or good catches to supervisor
• Actively participates in team huddles (organizational planning and their own team)
• Transportation to rotate to any of the DSHC sites as needed
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Follows HIPAA, OSHA, Corporate compliance policies and regulations
• Employee knows DSHC’s 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a
  
  

daily basis.

MARGINAL DUTIES (AS ASSIGNED):

• Performs Perinatal/Prenatal Management duties for Provider: Monthly accounting of new
  
  

prenatal patients, delivery information, new baby sex & birth weights, patient reminders,

patient education of prenatal cycles/hospital, set appointments for practice & hospital

registration, and warm handoffs to delivering physician. All preparation for Uniform Data

System (UDS) prenatal delivery and birth weights reporting.

• DOT Medical Exams/Provider Assistance
• Circumcision provider assistance
• IV insertion and monitoring
• Bilingual Skills/Interpretation
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of Medical Assistant Program
• CMA certification in good standing or a Medical Assistant with intent to become certified if
  
  

not presently or by hire date unless otherwise determined.

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitating (CPR) certification in good
  
  

standing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years of experience medical assisting, M.A. certified
  
  

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