Medical Assistant

Job Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for preparing patients for treatment and providing personal care services to patients in a private practice health care facility. The Medical Assistant performs duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology, hospital/clinic, and laboratory procedures. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the physician staff and maintaining an effective and efficient work environment that enables the physician to focus on the care of the patients.

Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

· Rooms patients and measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, and records information in patients' electronic charts.

· Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.

· Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment. Cleans and sterilizes instruments.

· Hands instruments and materials to doctor as directed. Assists providers with procedures and treatments.

· Cleans rooms and maintains supplies, including stocking new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.

· Responds to patient telephone inquiries by evaluating and responding to the patient's problems and questions or follow-up appointment needs.

· Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.

· Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

· Faxes and retrieve patient records for the provider for expediting patient care.

· Maintains patient confidentiality and protects operations by keeping information confidential and following HIPAA guidelines.

· Provides coverage to other medical assistants as requested.

· Prepare and update electronic medical records for patient visits with necessary information as needed. Transcribes and mails letters per provider request and documents necessary information accurately in EMR system.

· Makes reminder appointment calls for each provider schedule.

· Performs other duties as assigned.