What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.?
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Job Summary
The Medical Assistant is administratively responsible to the Nurse
Manager and works under the daily direction and clinical orders of the
provider staff. Medical Assistants provide a wide range of clinical and
administrative support to healthcare providers in a community-based
setting. They play a crucial role in ensuring efficient and
patient-centered care, from patient intake and vital signs to assisting
with procedures and maintaining medical records.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
law.
have been completed and that reports have been returned and
accessible to the provider.
color blindness, includes patient education materials as
necessary.
patient complaint to Nurse Manager/ Practice Manager for
resolution.
provider
using Standard Precautions, infection control and hazardous
waste removal practices, may perform PT/INR finger stick.
labs
practice. Cleans and monitors the sterilization equipment.
The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than
those stated in this description.*
information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1412177
Job Summary
The Medical Assistant is administratively responsible to the Nurse
Manager and works under the daily direction and clinical orders of the
provider staff. Medical Assistants provide a wide range of clinical and
administrative support to healthcare providers in a community-based
setting. They play a crucial role in ensuring efficient and
patient-centered care, from patient intake and vital signs to assisting
with procedures and maintaining medical records.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
- Clinical Functions
- Patient care
- Maintains patient, staff confidentiality according to
law.
- Review charts prior to patients scheduled appointment to
have been completed and that reports have been returned and
accessible to the provider.
- Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight and
color blindness, includes patient education materials as
necessary.
- Directs patients to exam rooms; assists in preparing
- Assists providers with patient examinations and procedures
- Interacts with patients regarding clinical complaints for
patient complaint to Nurse Manager/ Practice Manager for
resolution.
- Carries out appointments for patients requiring blood
provider
- Recognizes emergency situations, seeks assistance and
- Documents care actions and patient responses in the
- Organizes and prioritizes care with minimal assistance.
- Maintains patient education literature for distribution.
- Specimen collection
- Performs venipuncture following successful training
- Performs capillary stick, collects urine specimens, performs
using Standard Precautions, infection control and hazardous
waste removal practices, may perform PT/INR finger stick.
- Completes lab forms through Computerized Physician Order
labs
- Diagnostic testing
- Performs EKGs, pulmonary function tests
- Administrative Functions
- Participates in quality assurance activities and all training
- Orders all medical supplies, verifies shipments, resolves
- Ensures adequate supply of clean linens.
- Perform quality checks on all office clinical machines. Reports
- Assists nursing in quality control of medications by checking
- Fundamental Procedures
- Sets up for patient exam, instrument trays for procedures,
- Cleans, wraps and sterilizes instruments. Takes wrapped
practice. Cleans and monitors the sterilization equipment.
- Keeps nursing area, lab area, medical storage area, patient exam
- erforms similar or related duties as requested.
- The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the
The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than
those stated in this description.*