Certified Medical Assistant - Part Time

Certified Medical Assistant - Gastroenterology

General Job Summary: Position is responsible for performing duties in both the clinical and administrative areas including assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental, and logistical tasks.

(Regulatory Notes: Medical assistants must adhere to the MA scope of practice. Medical Assistants must protect patients’ health information for confidentiality, authorized access for treatment and data security.)

(This position will support our GI team at SouthPark, Monday - Friday 8 am to 1 pm).

Primary Job Responsibilities/Tasks may include, but not limited to:

Patient care responsibilities include:

• Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure room, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, collect patient history; perform screenings per provider guidelines, other physical examination preparations and document all information in patient’s chart
• Initiate laboratory procedures in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods;
  • CLIA-waived testing;
  • Capillary punctures and venipunctures;
  • Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum;
• Give instructions to patients/families as instructed by physician or physician assistant
• Other duties as assigned.
• Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows-up to insure completion of physician orders.
• Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes except IV’s including injections;
• Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant
• Capillary punctures and venipunctures;
• Assists with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up pre/post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal
• Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.
• CLIA-waived testing;
• Administers injections
• Medication refills.
• Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care;
• Serves as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls per Physician/ACP direction.
  • Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.
• Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting,
• Work at different Tryon office locations as needed.
• Assist patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing, collecting specimens
• Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms
• Monitor and check assigned Athena boxes and other assigned boxes for coverage.
• Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum;
• Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.
• Lab reconciliation.

Clerical responsibilities include:

• Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.
• Updates charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately.
• Completes forms/requisitions as needed;
• Ensure that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient’s care.
• Ensures all related reports, labs and information is available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment.
  • Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.
  • Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
• Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or is has not been completed within established time standards.
• Obtains lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.;
• Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
• Assembles patients’ health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery
  • Ensure that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient’s care.
• Schedules physician and ancillary appointments;

Environmental/logistical responsibilities include:

• Cleans exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control;
• Completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring;
• Checks schedules and organizes patient flow;
• Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
• Sets up instruments and equipment according to department protocols;
• Performs Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving;
• Keeps exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies;
• Cleans sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeps appropriate records;

Requirements:

Education:

• Completion of TB test will be required.
• Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification.
• Medical Assistant certification preferred.
• Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
• High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program (CAAHEP or ABHES).

Experience:

• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Minimum one year of recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and/or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office.
• Vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection
• E.H.R. utilization
• Serving customers in person and on the phone

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and support weight of 35 pounds.
• Use of computer for long periods of time.
• Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to concentrate on details.

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