Certified Medical Assistant III - Primary Care

Certified Medical Assistant III - Primary Care

Provides basic medical care and health teaching to patients in an outpatient, non-emergency care setting for an outpatient medical practice.

Job Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of an approved school or institution for Medical Assistants with current certification required.
• Current BLS Required
• Strong pharmacological knowledge
• Meets or exceeds level I & II

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Level III:
• In addition to all tasks included in level I and II
• Registration functions
• Check in
• Check out
• Collect copays
• Cash procedures
• Assist provider in obtaining microbiological tests such as:
• Streptococcal testing
• Urine culture
• Wound culture
• Vaginal cultures
• Gram staining
• Sensitivity testing
• Sputum culture
• Perform tuberculosis screen
• Tine
• Mantoux
• Screen and follow up patient test results
• Alert provider of abnormal results
• Upon provider order:
• Discuss test results with patient and document conversation
• Instruct patient on diet modification
• Instruct patient on drug dosage modification
• Schedule patient for:
• Hospitalization
• Surgery
• Return office visit
• Outside provider visits
• Physical therapy
• Other treatments
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by provider
• Calculate drug dosage
• Reconstitute a powdered medication
• Mixing medications from separate vials
• Evaluate and recommend equipment and supplies
• Evaluate and compare medical supplies
• Instruct patient with special needs
• Instruct and demonstrate routine procedures for monitoring body functions
• Instruct and demonstrate safety procedures for home medical equipment
• Demonstrate care and use of special equipment to patient
• Crutches, Walker, Cane, Wheelchair, Hearing aids, Braces, Splints, Casts, Slings, Prosthetic appliances
• Provide written and verbal instructions on chronic disease conditions as instructed by provider
• Teach patient methods of health promotion and disease prevention
• Provide verbal and written information about routine physical examinations and laboratory testing
• Provide verbal and written information as applicable to specialty and provider
• Nutrition and diet therapy
• Exercise and weight control
• Hygiene
• Sexually transmitted / communicable diseases and preventative measures
• Family planning
• Smoking cessation
• Alcohol / drug prevention and treatment
• Instruct and assist patients with performance of self breast examinations
• Refer patients to outside resources as instructed by provider
• Orient and train personnel
• Introduce office staff
• Orient to facility
• Assist in completion of personnel documents
• Assign work schedule
• Make daily work assignments
• Demonstrate use of policy and procedure manuals for office
• Demonstrate use of office equipment
• Provide information on CDC universal precautions, OSHA, CLIA, and American Disabilities Act regulations
• Emergency preparedness plan TJC, ACHA, DCF as applicable

Work Conditions: Indoor, fast paced, goal oriented environment. Moderate fatigue arising from long periods or walking, standing, and or sitting.