Medical Assistant - Endocrinology

The Medical Assistant is an essential member of the patient center medical home team. The Medical Assistant is responsible for coordination of care between the patient and medical provider, while helping support the clinical team with effective and efficient delivery of health care services. Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited school

• National CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) or RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) certification required
• Maintain current general medical knowledge.
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations, and protocols
• Knowledge of data bases (ex: EMR systems)
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
• Medical terminology
• At least two years of experience in a physician’s office
• Assist the medical provider in the evaluation and treatment of clients to include patient intake, taking and recording of vital signs, diagnostic procedures, and lab work.
• Stocks exam room with supplies daily
• Performs data entry task for reporting purposes
• Responds to phone calls in timely manner
• Participation in training opportunities to enhance knowledge such as conferences, and continuing education/in-service events
• Utilizes data systems to assist with chart prep prior to patients appointment
• Develops and maintains working knowledge of all equipment needed to perform duties
• Ability to understand and administer vaccines and immunizations to pediatric and/or adult patients.
• Effective communication with other healthcare entities, departments, and guest
• Manage and maintain medical records
• Ability to help in other offices when needed(may include travel)
• Helps maintain medical supply inventory
• Assist in training new medical assistants to the organization in the standard working procedures of HopeHealth
• Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone. Vision: Visual acuity adequately to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens. Additionally, requires frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements (especially if keyboarding and writing), standing, walking, squatting, and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.