Per Diem Medical Assistant

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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

• Clinical Functions
• Patient care
• Maintains patient, staff confidentiality according to
  
  

Northern Counties Health Care policy and state and federal

law.

• Review charts prior to patients scheduled appointment to
  
  

assure that all requested lab work and diagnostic procedures

have been completed and that reports have been returned and

accessible to the provider.

• Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight and
  
  

reason for visit. Performs vision screening and test for

color blindness, includes patient education materials as

necessary.

• Directs patients to exam rooms; assists in preparing
  
  

patients for examination

• Assists providers with patient examinations and procedures
• Interacts with patients regarding clinical complaints for
  
  

effective and immediate response and resolution. Refers any

patient complaint to Nurse Manager/ Practice Manager for

resolution.

• Carries out appointments for patients requiring blood
  
  

pressure checks, throat cultures as prescribed by the

provider

• Recognizes emergency situations, seeks assistance and
  
  

intervenes appropriately

• Documents care actions and patient responses in the
  
  

electronic medical record,

• 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
  
  

testing for occult blood in stool. Handles all specimens

using Standard Precautions, infection control and hazardous

waste removal practices, may perform PT/INR finger stick.

• Completes lab forms through Computerized Physician Order
  
  

Entry*.*Processes laboratory samples and ships to reference

labs

• Diagnostic testing
• Performs EKGs, pulmonary function tests
• Administrative Functions
• Participates in quality assurance activities and all training
  
  

seminars.

• Orders all medical supplies, verifies shipments, resolves
  
  

backorders and initiates returns, as appropriate.

• Ensures adequate supply of clean linens.
• Perform quality checks on all office clinical machines. Reports
  
  

equipment malfunction to the Practice Manager.

• Assists nursing in quality control of medications by checking
  
  

expired medications.

• Fundamental Procedures
• Sets up for patient exam, instrument trays for procedures,
  
  

including sterile procedures.

• Cleans, wraps and sterilizes instruments. Takes wrapped
  
  

instruments to sterile processing as appropriate within the

practice. Cleans and monitors the sterilization equipment.

• Keeps nursing area, lab area, medical storage area, patient exam
  
  

rooms stocked, clean and orderly.

• erforms similar or related duties as requested.
• The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the
  
  

major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.

The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than

those stated in this description.*