Medical Assistant Jobs

Administers para-professional nursing care. Duties include, but are not limited to, preparing patient for physician and administering and/or recording laboratory tests. Assists in coordinating organization of patient needs including preparation and organization of patient clinic charts.

Job Responsibility

• Secures supplies,
• May perform electrocardiograms in accordance with physician orders.
• Performs measurement and screening procedures according to protocol which may include, but is not limited to, height, weight, head circumference, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, audiometry and vision testing.Records and plots findings on patient chart.
• Collaborates with members of health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care.May record patient history for medical staff review.
• Holds patient as required, and
• Assists physicians and nurses with examinations and procedures related to the clinical area-of-assignment
• Ensures patient is properly undressed and draped,
• Provides instruments to physicians,
• Insures that all data collected for procedures performed is recorded clearly and accurately on appropriate forms and in medical records.
• Assists patient after examination.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned rooms and cupboards and insures that par levels of supplies are maintained on a daily basis.
• Performs related duties, as required.
• Performs variety of other functions such as maintaining medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, etc.
• Collects specimens including drawing blood, and/or assists the physician or nurses in collection of specimens, as required.Completes requisitions, labels and routes specimens according to standard procedure.

• ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• Data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute), required.
• Prior experience and demonstrated competence as a Medical Assistant, preferred.
• Successful completion of a six-month (6) to one (1) year course in Medical Assisting at an accredited school, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• High School Diploma or equivalent, 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).