Medical Assistant
$18-$24 per hours based on experience and certifications
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Take medical histories and record vital signs.
· Explain treatment procedures to patients.
· Prepare patients for examination.
· Assist the physician during the examination.
· Authorize drug refills
· Arrange examining room instruments and equipment.
· Purchase and maintain supplies and equipment.
· Keep waiting and examining rooms neat and clean.
· Must maintain patient confidentiality and privacy per current HIPAA regulations.
· Must be able to establish rapport with patients easily and be customer service focused.
· Needs to be able to communicate so as to reduce anxieties, providing explanations of
treatment and answering questions for a variety of patients.
· Assists patients and physicians by escorting patients from lobby to exam rooms, obtaining
vital signs, getting medication list and preparing patients for examination.
· Obtains diagnostic data by performing point of care testing/treatments such as protimes,
EKGs, and pulse oximetry.
· Performs clerical duties such as checking patients in and out, filling out disability forms,
managing charts and obtaining physician signatures.
· Complies with federal, state, local, and professional requirements to keep licensing in
good standing and by advising management of needed updates.
· Performs EECP once trained and certified.
· Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and
regulations.
· Prepares, cleans, and stocks exam rooms in the morning and after each exam.
· Coordinates communications by facilitating telephone communications for physicians,
insurance companies and others.
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION
- Applicant must have high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
- BLS certification from American Heart Association preferred
- Lifting requirements do not exceed 25 pounds.
- Background check required (includes credit, justice, worker's comp and drug test)
- Covid-19 Vaccination Required
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT USED
- 12 lead EKG, cardiac monitor/defibrillator, stethoscope, point of care testing equipment, basic computer knowledge, pulse oximetry, etc.