Medical Assistant
The Olson Pediatric Clinic LLC
Lake Oswego, OR, US
Full-time
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary : Looking for an enthusiastic individual, who is a team player to join the Olson Pediatrics Nursing Team! A Pediatric Nurse, or Children’s Nurse, is a healthcare professional who provides basic medical support to children, often alongside a pediatrician or Family Doctor.
Their duties include communicating with children of different abilities and developmental levels about their symptoms, talking to patients and their families about medical issues and recording the child’s vital signs and lab results.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for clinic to include looking at schedule and anticipating patients’ needs like vaccines, Tier 1 or 2 patient, medications, type of insurance etc.
- Organize, clean, and prepare exam room
- Check in patients, evaluating their symptoms and checking their vital signs
- Complete diagnostic tests
- Administer vaccines, medications, and minor procedures
- Create a treatment plan or coordinate follow-up medical care
- Educate family members on treatment options
- Provide phone triage for patients that includes addressing issues, scheduling patients and routing encounter to appropriate Provider pool
- Coordinate care as a care team with Provider they are assigned to
- Manage Provider patient schedule, while providing guidance to Front Desk staff for patient scheduling needs
- Provide all nursing care to patients as needed and in assistance to Provider
- Attend Nursing and Quality Improvement Meetings
- Other Nursing task as assigned by Clinic Manager
Qualifications
- Currently Certified or Registered Medical Assistant
- Previous experience as a medical assistant is preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and client care skills
- First aid / CPR certification required
30+ days ago