Medical Assistant - Carle West Physician Group Infectious Disease
Carle Health
Bloomington, Illinois, US
Full-time
Position Summary :
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The Medical Assistant maintains department patient care supplies, ensures timely flow of patients, and assists physicians and nurses to provide optimal care to patients and families.
Qualifications :
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS :
Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA) within 30 days.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
Medical terminology
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE :
Capacity to learn and retain information regarding patient care procedures. Demonstrates compassion and caring in dealing with others.
Essential Functions :
- Confirm correct patient by utilizing AIDET and two patient identifiers when rooming.
- Perform a variety of routine direct patient care duties to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients.
- Maintains patient care environment and supplies to ensure patient privacy and safety.
- Collects and documents vital signs for office patients along with any needed quality metrics.
- Enters patient medical history and medication reconciliation into each patient's medical record.
- Collects and process patient specimens correctly as directed.
- Set up procedure utilizing sterile field and use of PPE as necessary.
- Assist physicians with office-based procedures within MA scope of practice.
- Answer patient telephone calls, create telephone encounter and forward to appropriate staff or providers.
- Assist with supply ordering as directed.
- Clean and stock rooms as well as review expiration dates for all supplies.
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