What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Oncology position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
Certified/Registered Medical Experience | Tulsa, OK
Oncology experience is a HUGE PLUS!
Monday - Friday | Temp-Perm
Medical Assistant Responsibilities:
- Escorts patients to and from exam rooms, provider offices, and treatment room as appropriate.
- Records patient data prior to each provider visit, including but not limited to, vital signs, height, weight, allergies, and medical changes.
- Obtains all necessary patient records as required by physician and verifies presence of consent prior to treatment or procedures.
- Prepares and stocks exam/treatment rooms and orders supplies as needed.
- Assist with delegated patient education activities including but not limited to distributing education literature, etc.
- Preforms EKG’s as ordered by provider.
- Administers subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, including but not limited to, hormones and biological growth factors.
- Maintain all exam room disinfection protocols.
- Processes instruments and equipment as needed.
- Follows expected guidelines for maintenance of daily clinic chart triage.
- Answers patient telephone calls for referral to physician or nurse/pharmacist.
- Phone in prescriptions and makes other patient calls as directed by physicians and RN.
- Schedules patient tests, procedures and hospital admissions and schedules appointments to follow-up on test results, as applicable.
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* Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
* Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
* Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
* Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
* Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
* Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
* Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
* Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
* Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
* Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
* Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
* Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
* Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
* Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
* Change dressings on wounds.
* Schedule appointments for patients.
* Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
* Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
* Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
* Set up medical laboratory equipment.
* Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.