Certified Medical Assistant

Department:

Clinical Staff

Reports to:

Clinical Manager

Hourly/Salary:

Hourly

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides prescribed support to medical provider and personal care services to ill, injured, convalescent, and disabled person in the clinic setting by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the physician with patient care in an office setting.
• Coordinate with all office staff to provide fast and efficient caring service to patients.
• Perform necessary medical assisting duties for patients.
• Call patient to examining room and prepare for physician’s examination.
• Take and record patient vital signs.
• Dress wounds, apply compresses, ice bags and hot compresses under physician or nurse supervision.
• Observe patients and report adverse reaction to medication and/or treatment to provider or medical personnel in charge.
• Report abnormal lab values to physician or provider.
• Interpret PT/INR lab values and adjust Coumadin under the direction of physician or nurse.
• Assist physician in all in-office procedure:
• Suture/staple removal
• Minor office surgical procedures
• Prepare injections
• Apply braces as directed by physician or nurse
• Cast removal
• Sterilize instruments and dressings per protocol
• Schedule medical tests and appointments as directed by the physicians
• Make sure physician appointments schedule is current and help execute some
• Make necessary appointments
• Cancel necessary appointments
• Reschedule necessary appointments
• Document no shows and review chart to see if follow up is required, if so call and reschedule appointment
• Document any canceled appointments
• Cover for other staff as necessary and requested.
• Assemble equipment and stock examination rooms as necessary.
• Attend required office meetings and participate in committees as required.
• Refill prescriptions with physician or nurse supervision
• Listen to voicemail and return patient calls in a timely manner following the clinical telephone protocols
• Maintain all physician’s special forms and pamphlets
• Knowledge of sterile and field and universal precaution techniques
• Expand job related knowledge and skills to improve performance and adjust to change
• Use interpersonal skills effectively to build and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Must be able to handle high levels of stress satisfactorily
• Must be congenial and professional with fellow employees, patients, and community at all times
• Communicate tactfully and honestly