Certified Medical Assistant

Position Summary:

Assists the medical team restoring clients' health by performing routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of health practitioners running smoothly.

Essential Duties and

Responsibilities:

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from direct care support personnel.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performs preventative maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
• Protects clients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Assists register nurse with calling clients for appointments and for no shows.
• Administers medication to clients if needed; updates and documents medication list and pharmacy of choice and notation on clients EMR record.
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary test; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary.
• Promotes clients’ independence by establishing client care goals; teaching client to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Document’s client care services by charting in client and department records.
• Maintains continuity among treatment team by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among treatment team members by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Assist register nurse with office tasks and performs other duties as assigned.