Medical Assistant (After Hours- 20 Hours)

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Description

ABOUT AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 10 years! We are one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 25+ locations and we are continuing to grow. We offer the following benefits to eligible team members: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more. For additional information visit https://www.austinregionalclinic.com/careers/

Responsibilities

• Cleans patient rooms as needed, including proper handling of dirty laundry.
• Accurately and completely reports and documents status, care rendered, response to care, provider orders, contacts with patient and/or other healthcare providers.
• Administers medications and injections.
• Accurately and completely reports and documents status, care rendered, response to care, provider orders, contacts with patient and/or other healthcare providers.
• May provide vaccine management including ordering and monitoring vaccine usage/wastage, facilitating the maintenance of the vaccines, participating in educational opportunities, utilizing the Texas Vaccine for Children Provider Manual, and completing reportable documentation as recommended by Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Responsible for reviewing EPIC triage call in basket for any callbacks.
• Calls patients and informs of lab results.
• LVN:
• Ensures laundry cart is stocked with fresh linens on a daily basis.
• May assist providers with sigmoidoscopy exams and cardiac stress testing by setting up equipment, assisting with patient preparation, and cleaning and storing equipment after exam. Reports and documents appropriately.
• Accurately and completely rooms patients, takes and documents vital signs, prepares patients for provider exam
• Teaches and counsels patients and families concerning heath assessment and care including prevention of disease and health maintenance.
• Accurately and completely performs patient follow-up activities including laboratory results and diagnostics, appointments, referrals, medications, and call backs.
• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
• Performs diagnostic testing including but not limited to EKGs, audiograms, tympanograms, spirometry, and visual screenings with reporting and documentation as appropriate.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Participates in the orientation of new employees.
• Responsible for reviewing result note in basket and calling /informing patients of normal lab results.
• Reviews provider instructions regarding abnormal results.
• Refills medication following the ARC refill protocols.
• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on CMSweb.
• Monitors inventory of medical and/or office supplies and equipment, ensuring units and/or rooms are properly stocked and supplies are current and not expired. Orders supplies as needed.
• Works holiday shift(s) as required by Company policy.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients and distributes medications and treatments under physician order according to accepted standards of care.
• Responsible for reviewing both Provider refill in basket and assisting with daily medication refill request using the ARC refill protocol.
• Follows clinic protocols and directions given by nursing team leader or supervisor.
• Administers medication under physician’s direction and within the scope of practice as demonstrated by completion of training and testing.
• May facilitate the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the immunization program.
• Staff Medical Assistant:
• Maintains equipment (autoclaves, sterilizes, washes speculums, checks expiration dates, etc.)
• Provides patients with educational materials as directed.

Qualifications

Staff Medical Assistant:

Required

• CNA/EMT/PCT(or other comparable experience) providing direct patient care, beyond Activities of Daily Living, including experience taking manual vitals and giving medications and/or injections, or
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical Assistant experience, or
• Graduate of a medical assistant program.
• Required to meet one of the following:

Preferred

• Six (6) months or more experience as a Medical Assistant.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent phone listening skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to administer medications & injections within scope of position within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.
• Excellent interpersonal & problem solving skills.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.

Certificate/License

• Medical Assistant certification preferred.
• Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card or within 60 days of hire required.

Work Schedule: 20 hours a week. Clinic hours are Monday- Friday 5pm-9pm and Saturdays and Sundays 8am-5pm.

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