Medical Assistant (Part-Time)

Job Description

Administers para-professional nursing care in accordance with objectives and policies of the department. Duties include, but are not limited to, preparing patient for physician/nurse practitioner and/or audiologist. Assists in coordinating organization of patient needs including: preparing and organizing patient medical record.

Job Responsibility

• * Performs direct patient care under the physician's/nurse practitioners direct supervision.
• * Provides a comfortable and safe environment.
• * Obtains blood and laboratory specimens, and performs simple tests and EKG procedures within established criteria for age.
• * Maintains patient's medical record.
• * Processes incoming and outgoing communications.
• * Performs general office work.
• * Maintains a record of services rendered.
• * Maintains inventory and supplies.
• * Performs screenings/assist clinical staff in off site programs.
• Performs related duties, as required.
• Takes and records vital signs, growth measurements, alters physician/ nurse practitioner of any abnormal signs.
• Prepares patients for examination and treatment.
• Records relevant concerns into medical record.
• Assists physician/nurse practitioner/audiologist with examination and treatment.
• Explains procedures to be done to patient prior to doing them.
• Prepares examining rooms for use assuring necessary supplies and equipment are functioning and available.
• Cleans, sets-up, and prepares equipment and supplies for use as well as ensuring integrity of sterilized packages.
• Notes malfunctioning equipment and notifies Physician / Nurse Practitioner or Audiologist.
• Assists in maintaining order and cleanliness including, but not limited to, cleaning counter tops in bathrooms, examining rooms and ensuring neatness of the waiting room.
• Performs controls, as needed.Utilizes log book for documentation.Informs NP/MD of inaccurate controls noted.
• Records equipment checks.
• Stores supplies and specimens properly per guidelines.
• Obtains blood/laboratory specimens.
• Performs EKGs.
• Ensures the organization and sequence of medical records.
• Ensures required documentation is available in the medical record (i.e.: lab reports, progress notes).
• Places the addressograph stamp (patient identification) on every page of the medical record.
• Files records received in the medical record.
• Completes the necessary consultation and laboratory documents prior to the patient leaving.
• Answers the telephone and screening and/or routing calls.
• Takes telephone messages by repeating key information to verify accuracy.
• Receives and directs visitors and employees.
• Completes data entry assignments.
• Organizes workload; recognizes and establishes priorities.
• Meets deadlines in completing special projects and assignments.
• Maintains filing processes.
• Distributes reports and correspondence, files, copies and processes forms related to department.
• Arranges for duplications of forms and correspondence, as needed and requested.
• Schedules and confirms appointments, prepares patient information for billing purposes, enters patient information in computer.
• Prepares and distributes statistical report and Quality Management Report.Prepares and distributes notices to patients, and agreements to organizations.
• Ensures patients are registered prior to examination.
• Collects super bills and ensures they are presented to registrars.
• Maintains necessary supplies and updates inventory.
• Completes appropriate requisition forms with necessary data to maintain an adequate office supply of materials.

*Ada Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Graduate of Medical Assistant Program or equivalent education.
• Previous experience as a Medical Assistant, preferred.
• Data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute), required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).