Medical Assistant

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