Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Facilitates communication between the patient and the provider.
• Responsible for rooming patients, obtaining vitals, reviews intake paperwork for completion and prepares the patient for the visit.
• Assists patients in receiving the appropriate level of care including scheduling patient appointments.
• Maintains exam room appearance. Rooms should be restocked at the end of each clinic day. Rooms and tables should be cleaned as needed during clinic and at the end of each day. Monitor biohazard and sharps containers and replace as needed.
• Assist the provider with preparing injections, removing dressings, preparing patient prescriptions and completing medical and patient forms (i.e. work release, FMLA etc).
• Must be able to communicate effectively with physicians, practice managers, clinical staff and be capable of establishing good working relationships with both internal and external customers
• Prepares patient charts for clinic visits to include updating patient demographic Information and verifying information with the patient.
• Processes all requests for patient prescriptions in a timely manner. Chart all prescriptions in the patient chart to include drug, dose, number dispensed and refills.
• Forwards all incoming documents and patient records for physician signature prior to scanning into the patient chart.
• Prepares charts for clinic visits and prints clinic schedules.

The job holder must demonstrate current competencies for job position.

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This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.