Certified Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

In this role you will:

Perform tasks associated with walk-in patients to include testing, immunizations and lead testing.

Conduct patient assessments, monitoring and recording vital signs, obtaining specimens for diagnostic procedures, and performing tests/lab workups as ordered by physician.

Assist physicians as needed, preparing examination rooms with appropriate equipment and supplies, providing lab results for examiners, instructing patients on treatment and medication procedures, and ensuring patients receive proper medication.

Phone patients with lab test results and answer questions within their scope of their practice.

Prepare and dispense medications and administers injections.

Maintain inventory of medical supplies and forms, ordering and restocking accordingly.

Administer immunizations as appropriate for age of patient and immunization history, updating records and entering them into computer.

Contact patients, pharmacies, and other medical facilities as necessary, issuing codes to hospitals, obtaining approval from Medicaid and phoning in prescription information to pharmacists.

Prepare educational materials for patients.

Attend staff meetings and training seminars as required.

Requirements:

Tuberculosis (TB) skin test certification.

Current Indiana certification as a medical assistant.

Working knowledge of health and social services available to County residents, and ability to coordinate services and referrals as appropriate.

Working knowledge of standard office practices, basic computer skills, and medical terminology, and the ability to apply such knowledge to a variety of interrelated processes, tasks, and operations.

Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, and ability to prepare written reports as required.

Ability to properly operate a variety of standard office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, fax machine, and copier.

Ability to operate a variety of medical equipment, and a sterilizer.

Properly sterilizes instruments through the use of the autoclave. Provides upkeep to the autoclave.

Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other departments, physicians, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, Medicaid, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities.

Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of department information and records according to state requirements.

Ability to comply with all employer and department policies and work rules, including but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.

Ability to compare or observe similarities and differences between data, people or things.

Ability to compile, analyze and evaluate data, make determinations, and present findings in oral or written form.

Logs statistical data for influenza-like illnesses, tuberculosis (TB), lead and STD.

Ability to compute/perform arithmetic operations, such as calculating inventories and tabulating test results.

Ability to understand, memorize, retain and follow oral or written instructions.

Ability to file, post, mail materials, and maintain organized files.

Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment.

Ability to work rapidly for long periods, under time pressure, and on several tasks at the same time.

Ability to apply knowledge of people and locations.

Ability to plan and layout assigned work projects.

Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect, including occasional encounters with irate/hostile persons. Manages difficult or emotional customer situations.

Ability to occasionally work extended and/or evening hours, and occasionally travel out of town for seminars.

Possession of a valid driver's license and demonstrated safe driving record.