Medical Assistant
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Duties
Job Opening Summary
A professional multi-skilled person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of medical practice including administrative and clinical procedures under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed physician.
Essential Functions
Take patient’s vital signs. Prepare patients for the provider’s care. Assist with patient examinations or treatments. Perform venipunctures and administer routine, non-controlled medications. Correctly document all entries in the medical record, either electronic or hard copy, to include signature, date and time. Administer medication as directed by and under the direct supervision of licensed physician. Observe and report patients’ signs or symptoms. Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the provider. Administer basic first aid. Participates in performance improvement projects. Participates as an active care team member in the coordination of patient care. Provides a standard of excellence as it relates to customer service for patients, staff members, and other customers.
Temperament
Must be able to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, or unusual situations. Must be capable of dealing with periodic cyclical workload pressures and levels of responsibility. Required to make independent judgments without supervision. Must be able to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. Must have the adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Requires the ability to work with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Experience Requirements
Job Opening Qualifications
1 year Medical assistant preferred
2-4 years clerical/customer service experience , ideally in a health care related industry preferred
1 year experience with third party payors, and computer experience for imputing data and reviewing patient demographic material preferred
Education Requirements
High School Diploma or GED equivalent or GED required
Certification/Licensure Requirements
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) required or within 6 months
Basic Life Support (BLS) requiredat time of hire
Medical Terminology Certificate preferred at time of hire
UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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