Medical Assistant
Synergy Med
Stockton, CA, US
Full-time
Job Description
Job Description
Medical Assistant Job Responsibilities :
- Medical Assistants help patients by providing information, services, and assistance. Other duties include securing medical records;
- maintaining medical supplies inventory; performing preventive maintenance to keep equipment operating;
Medical Assistant Job Duties :
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit.
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature;
reporting patient history summary.
Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding;
keeping patient information confidential.
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders.
- Assist by calling in prescriptions and referrals
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Performing medical procedures and tests under the direct supervision of a physician or physician assistant
- Keeping accurate patient records and ensuring that all related reports, information, and lab results are filed and organized with their patient records
- Keeping exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies and instruments
- Preparing examination rooms between patients
- Sterilizing medical instruments
- Answering phone calls from patients, physicians, and pharmacies
- Calling in prescriptions and prescription refills
Medical Assistant Skills and Qualifications :
Supply Management, Verbal Communication, Infection Control, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Organization, Scheduling, Professionalism, Customer Focus, Confidentiality, Bedside Manner, Medical Teamwork
30+ days ago