Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown Primary Care

Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown Primary Care

Position is responsible for performing duties in both the clinical and administrative areas including assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental, and logistical tasks.

Primary job responsibilities / tasks may include, but not limited to :

• Patient care responsibilities include : escorting patients to exam rooms / procedure room, interviewing patients, measuring vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, collecting patient history; performing screenings per provider guidelines, other physical examination preparations and documenting all information in patient's chart.
• Assist patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing, collecting specimens.
• Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant.
• Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms.
• Give instructions to patients / families as instructed by physician or physician assistant.
• Serves as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient / physician / pharmacy calls per Physician / ACP direction.
• Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.
• Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes except IV's including injections.
• Assists with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up pre / post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal.
• Administers injections.
• Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care.
• Initiates laboratory procedures in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods.
• CLIA-waived testing.
• Capillary punctures and venipunctures.
• Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum.
• Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting.
• Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows-up to insure completion of physician orders.
• Medication refills.
• Lab reconciliation.
• Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.
• Monitor and check assigned Athena boxes and other assigned boxes for coverage.
• Work at different Tryon office locations as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Clerical responsibilities include : assembling patients' health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.

Environmental / logistical responsibilities include : checking schedules and organizing patient flow; setting up instruments and equipment according to department protocols; cleaning exam / procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control; performing medical / surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving; cleaning sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records; keeping exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies; completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring; maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.).

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