Lead Medical Assistant - Urgent Care - Flourtown, PA (Montgomery County)

Lead Medical Assistant

The Lead Medical Assistant serves as a resource to other Medical Assistants within the urgent care setting by mentoring, training, and leading day to day operations. In addition to their Lead duties, they will also perform standard MA functions such as assisting patients and performing various diagnostic procedures such as EKGs, phlebotomy, injections, and vitals.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Serves as resource to other Medical Assistants by training, mentoring, and assisting in the direction of daily operations. May assist and have input in performance evaluation process of standard MA's.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms and ensures proper identification.
• Performs and documents vital signs, clinical care quality measures, and medical history information.
• Remains proficient and knowledgeable regarding the use and documentation requirements within information technology systems within established scope of practice.
• Assists physicians with examinations, various diagnostic procedures, and may perform EKG and venipuncture / injections in the office, using appropriate skills to provide quality care to the patients.
• Adheres to HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Orders clinical supplies to maintain inventory and to facilitate smooth operations of the office.

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Work Shift : Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type : Regular

Employee Entity : Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address : 1820 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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