Medical Assistant - Outpatient Psychiatry

Medical Assistant

Schedule : M-F day shift 8a-4 : 30p

Candidate will float between two clinics within walking distance on W. Schrock Rd.

Starting pay $20.65 / hour, commensurate with experience

Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Job Description Summary :

Assists with the provision of quality patient care and performs required administrative tasks.

Job Description :

Essential Functions :

• May prepare correspondence, documents, reports and other materials of varying complexity and confidentiality, sometimes requiring independent judgment.
• Schedules patient appointments and provides follow-up and reminder calls.
• Assists with various clinical tasks that include rooming of patients, vital signs, heights and weights, and any applicable screening questions.
• Provides basic, supportive patient care and administers approved medications under the delegation of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Collects and reports data to a licensed professional, including any abnormalities, and documents all findings in the medical record.
• May act as a preceptor for orientation and training of new staff, float staff and students as directed.

Education Requirement :

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or five years of equivalent experience, required.

Certifications :

CPR certified (American Heart Association Heart saver with pediatric content) course, or Health Care Provider course or Red Cross equivalent, required.

Skills :

Experience :

In lieu of accredited medical assistant program, five years of experience with blood pressures, temperatures, respirations, pulse, height, and weight, required. Pediatric experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements :

OCCASIONALLY : Biohazard waste, Climb stairs / ladder, Computer skills, Driving motor vehicles (work required)

FREQUENTLY : Bend / twist, Blood and / or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals / Medications, Communicable Diseases and / or Pathogens, Depth perception, Electricity, Lifting / Carrying : 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying : 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying : 21-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling : 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling : 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling : 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling : 61-100 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand / arm use, Sitting, Squat / kneel

CONTINUOUSLY : Audible speech, Color vision, Decision Making, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing Far / near, Standing, Walking