Certified Medical Assistant - Primary Care - Extended Hours @ Alpharetta

Medical Assistant

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful : to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

The Medical Assistant functions under the direction of the Physician, Clinical Lead, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Nurse Supervisor and / or Office Manager. Recognizes patient's needs and symptoms in advance. Provides care for the patient under the physician's direction. Includes preparing patient for exams, assisting during treatments, coordinating tests and follow-up care and recording treatment in the medical record. Assists with explaining patient instructions to the patient / family. Demonstrates competency and skills to serve patients of all ages including neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Performs other duties as necessary related to front office registration, laboratory testing, and radiology functions within a specialty setting.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions :

• Register patient upon entrance to facility
• Perform all necessary registration operations
• Prepare equipment and rooms and aid physician with treatment of patients
• Perform vitals and other duties to prep patients
• Rotate among various clinical and non-clinical service areas such as lab, x-ray, and front office
• Main safety needs of the patient
• Cross train other team members
• Perform radiographic and other diagnostic imaging procedures to assist clinical team and physicians in treatment of the patients.
• Prepare and position the patients for imaging procedures ensuring all proper techniques including radiation protection.
• Obtain optimum views as ordered by the physician
• Process images and review for proper identification and quality control.
• Properly start lab equipment daily and maintain daily logs and documentation requested
• Perform laboratory tests according to orders and instructions
• Draw blood samples from patients and perform Point of Care testing
• Order and stock supplies weekly
• Perform daily quality control and cleaning procedures according to guidelines
• Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Always partners with the patient and significant others and / or family (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g.,Huddles; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and explanation of physicians instructions ); keeping the patient at ease in the physician's office, and making the patient's goals the focus of the plan of care. Practices using current clinical practice standards.
• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (huddles, interdisciplinary rounds); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and population specific education.
• Promotes Evidence based practice, in regards to safe, quality patient care. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products.
• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.

Required Minimum Education : High school diploma and / or equivalent Required Graduate from an accredited medical assistant program Preferred Graduate from a newly formed medical assistant program in which the program has the intent to seek CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s) : Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor Cert Medical Assistant Additional License(s) and Certification(s) : Must have successfully passed a Medical Assistant credentialing body examination (AAMA, AMT, NHA, or NCCT) with current and maintained Medical Assistant Credential Required Must have a current BLS card from the American Heart Association Upon Hire Required Must complete the required OSHA training course for operators of radiology equipment within 60 Days Required

Required Minimum Experience : Work experience in a practice setting Preferred Specific experience in practice specialty may Required Radiology experience (and / or will provide training within first sixty days) Preferred Phlebotomy certification (and / or will provide training within first sixty days) Preferred

Required Minimum Skills : Must be organized and attentive to detail. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently to assure patient comfort and satisfaction. Able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language, optimize the use of technology to support clinical care, and holds basic computer skills. The employee should also be able to adhere to the WellStar Credo and Code of Conduct.

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