Medical Assistant- Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Reports directly to the Physician supervisor and responsible for patient care responsibilities as assigned by Physician.

Key Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                           

Medical Assistant/Clinician duties

• Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed.
• Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history.
• Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record
• Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures.
• Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to patient.
• Cast and splint application and removal.
• Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician
• Wound dressing changes
• Prepare injections
• Suture and staple removal
• Sterile tray set-ups
• Obtain lab/x-ray reports
• Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments
• Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.
• Schedule referrals to other physicians
• Clean and stock exam rooms
• Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies
• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules

Required Skills & Competencies:

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• LVN, CMA, CST preferred or equivalent experience - prefer current state license or national certification.
• Maintains current CPR certification
• Appropriate use of universal precautions, safe workplace and confidentiality methods.
• Health information management by appropriately charting patient data.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, outsourced companies and physicians
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
• Accuracy, attention to detail, timeliness, organization, little supervision needed to complete tasks, and ability to multitask
• Understanding of patient education needs by effectively sharing information with patients and families.
• Dependability including traits such as attendance, punctuality, ability to follow instructions and ability to meet deadlines

​​​​Working Condition:

• Noise level: Moderate
• Traveling: Medical Assistant/clinician will need to travel between clinics to help cover patient care. This travel will not be reimbursed by the practice.
• Physical demands: Employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is also required to perform the following: standing, walking, using hands to finger handle or feel, bending, stooping, lifting up to 50# frequently and 70# occasionally, climb or balance, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Vision requirement: Requires ability to perform close vision, peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus and spend up to 4-5 hrs in front of a computer.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, medicinal preparations