Medical Assistant Geriatrics

Geriatric Medical Assistant

$3,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE

Provides clinical support to health care professionals to ensure the delivery of quality health care services.

Practice Overview

Our Geriatric MA position provides a great opportunity to work closely with a Geriatric provider to support our facility residents. While performing the tasks and responsibilities of the MA role, this position allows you to build relationships with residents and care for them on a long term basis. In a Geriatric Division that scored an 86 on our most recent Glint employee satisfaction survey, we do our best to support our staff in providing exceptional, quality care.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates efficient and effective patient flow including preparing the patient for the visit / admission, and providing specific services and education as determined by the providers in accordance with licensure and policy.
• Performs necessary administrative duties that assure all information is current and updated. Includes maintenance and monitoring of electronic health record in basket.
• Maintains and cleans environment, work area, equipment, and communicates any equipment malfunctions to appropriate department / unit personnel.
• Greets and communicates with patients and significant others in a manner consistent with caring and respect. Communicates, collaborates, and anticipates the needs of the other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and quality of care and coordination of services.
• Collects and monitors patient data, reporting patient data and patient needs as directed. Documents care consistent with documentation guidelines, and patient chargeable items / services according to standards.
• Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency. Engages in process and quality improvement activities. Makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility.
• Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field, including best practices, to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.

Qualifications

Primary Location : SITE - 7751 Byron Center - Byron Center

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Employment Type : Full time

Shift : Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours : 40

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