Certified Medical Assistant - YCFC

Medical Assistant

The Medical Assistant is responsible for rooming patients, assisting nurses and providers, obtaining referrals, and assisting in other areas when needed.

Primarily interacts with : administration, physicians, employees, patients, and visitors.

Primary functions include :

• Rooming patients.
• Taking vital signs.
• Setting up medical equipment and helping with medical procedures.
• Drawing and administering medications and injections.
• Accurate and timely documentation in Electronic Health Records.
• Providing exemplary customer service.
• Maintaining confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA.
• Cooperating with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives and maintain good employee relations, inter-departmental objectives, and infection control policies.
• Demonstrating timeliness and professionalism in appearance, communications, and actions.
• Solving practical problems and interpreting a variety of instructions.
• Attending meetings as required.
• Performing other duties as requested or assigned.

Ability to use equipment, tools, materials, machines :

Education / experience / skills / abilities :

Physical and mental requirements :

Physical :

Mental :

Individual position core competencies :

Required education within first 60 days (if employee is from outside organization) :

Continuing / annual education and training :

ADA requirements :

An 'X' under the most appropriate category is marked and describes any extreme or hazardous working conditions :

Frequency of Condition

Condition 1-33% 34-66% 67%+

Extreme Heat 1-33%

Extreme Cold 1-33%

Extreme Swings in Temperature 1-33%

Extreme Noise 1-33%

Working Outdoors 1-33%

Working Indoors 67%+

Mechanical Hazards 1-33%

Electrical Hazards 1-33%

Explosive Hazards 1-33%

Fume / Odor Hazards 1-33%

Dust / Mite Hazards 1-33%

Chemical Hazards 34-66%

Toxic Waste Hazards 1-33%

Radiation Hazards 1-33%

Wet Hazards 1-33%

Heights 1-33%

Other Conditions 1-33%

OSHA Classification :

__x___ Category I : Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

All procedures or other job-related tasks involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids, or tissues or a potential for spills or splashes of them are Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures, such as gloves, masks, goggles, and gown are required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.

____ Category II : Tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues but employment may require performing unplanned Category I tasks.

The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, but exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate protective measure, such as gloves, masks, goggles, and gown are readily available to every employee engaged in Category II tasks.

_____ Category III : Tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, and Category I tasks are not a condition of employment.

The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Persons who perform these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first-aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way. Tasks that involve handling implements or utensils, use of public or shared bathroom facilities, or telephone and personal contacts such as handshaking are Category III tasks.

Additional Information :

The employee will demonstrate continuous commitment to the maintenance of a clean and safe work environment that is compliant with applicable regulatory agency requirements. The employee will follow established infection control procedures.

The employee will ensure the effective and safe use of all equipment used in his / her activities, if applicable.

The competence of the employee in performing his / her job duties is evaluated during orientation to his / her position and will be demonstrated, maintained, and improved on an ongoing basis. The employee will adhere to the assigned schedule and report to work on-time.

The employee shall abide by the requirements set forth in the Code of Conduct and report suspected violations of the Code of Conduct.

The employee will recognize, appreciate, and incorporate a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care or plan of action.

The statements contained in this position description reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified