Medical Assistant Intern

Medical Assisting Internship

Provide students enrolled in a Medical Assisting program with practical experience in a clinical setting, allowing them to observe and participate in various administrative and clinical tasks.

To perform this internship successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily :

• Assist with patient care
• Interviews patients, accurately takes vital signs such as manual BP, pulse rate, temperature, 02 level, weight and height, and properly records information into EMR
• Assist with examinations
• Prepare patients for procedures / exams
• Prepares exam rooms for examination of patients as well as stocking them
• Collect specimens
• Observe procedures
• Understand instruments and materials provider requests for certain procedures
• Set up medical equipment
• Manage inventory of supplies
• Document patient information and manage records using EMR system
• Ensure patient comfort
• Performs EKG's, urinalysis, strep test, flu test, covid test, mono test, pregnancy test, checks patients A1C, etc.
• Administer injections and immunizations per provider orders
• Manage sensitive patient information
• Change wound dressings
• Instrument sterilization
• May be requested to learn duties outside of normal responsibilities (i.e., learn patient check-in)
• Coordinator patient communications regarding refill medications, order additional labs or imaging as needed, complete prior authorizations, complete precertification for imaging, etc.
• Instruct patients and / or their family as directed by the provider.
• Communicate with patients effectively to discuss results as directed by the provider while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Perform blood draws competently and expediently with as little patient discomfort as possible.