What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital?
Description:
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by provider
Functions of the Position (not an exhaustive list):
- Escort patients to examine rooms and prepare them for the provider
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and vital signs
- Prepare and maintain a variety of pertinent records reflecting patient’s condition, medication and treatment, and other records required by state and federal agencies
- Obtain and prepare a variety of specimens for laboratory analysis: schedules and administers, ordered laboratory tests, recognizes critical results and calls these results to providers’ attention
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies, medications, and vaccines. Ensure that examination and/or consultation rooms are properly equipped, supplied, and cleaned
- Coordinate referrals as instructed by physician to local and regional providers of medical, social and/or other specialized services
- Obtain insurance pre-authorizations for medications as specified by the providers
- Assist physician/ physician assistant or nurse practitioner in exam rooms. Perform and document routine treatments and procedures including but not limited to: irrigation, suture removals, wound care, phone medication refills to pharmacy, nebulizer treatments, lab test, and obtain specimens under the direction of the provider
Education:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Graduate of an approved Medical Assistant Program (preferred) or documentation of training/work experience equivalent to training of a Medical Assistant accredited program
- Must be certified or registered within six (6) months of hire
- Current BLS certification