Medical Assistant

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides general patient care and basic patient education as directed by providers. Performs duties which indirectly support patient care such as PCMH quality measures (prevention & disease), in-house practice services (medical, dental, and behavioral health), recordkeeping, routine laboratory duties, general equipment maintenance, immunizations, and maintaining site supply & medication inventories.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Skill in assisting with medical procedures, applying sterile dressings, exams, and treatments documentation as needed.
  
• Triage patients with proper documentation.
  
• Safely lift, and physically manipulate patients.
  
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
  
• Educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment as instructed by the provider.
  
• Prepare and process laboratory samples and tests using established protocols.
  
• Coordinates paperwork for provider that may be needed for referrals, prior authorizations for medications, and diagnostic testing as needed.
  
• Performs testing including but not limited to lab draws, EKGs, PFTs, drug screens, etc. (training will be provided as needed)
  
• Enter nursing charges and patient related information into electronic health record software.
  
• Enter patient information into sample medication log sheets and other assigned log sheets.
  
• Reviews patient charts, checks in patient, obtain, and record all patient vital signs, histories (allergies, medication, medical surgical, family, and social). Reconciles medication and states initial reason for patient's visit.
  
• Directly addresses patient care gaps with patients during visits and between visits by using patient lists to review and act on overdue preventive care needs.
  
• Participates in quality improvement efforts as evidenced by providing feedback on projects and making suggestions for future improvements.
  
• Records and reports observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in patient's conditions.
  
• Administers medications and immunizations as per standard of administration and documents in electronic health record.
  
• Actively participants in in-service education programs as required by practice.
  
• Maintains and stocks inventory of office and/or clinical supplies as appropriate to position.
  
• Reports any incidents, maintenance issues, unsafe conditions and/or good catches to supervisor.
  
• Actively participates in team huddles (organizational planning and their own team).
  
• Transportation to rotate to any of the DSHC sites as needed.
  
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
  
• Follows HIPAA, OSHA, Corporate compliance policies and regulations.
  
• Employee knows DSHC's 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a daily basis.
  

MARGINAL DUTIES (AS ASSIGNED):

• Performs Perinatal/Prenatal Management duties for Provider: Monthly accounting of new prenatal patients, delivery information, new baby sex & birth weights, patient reminders, patient education of prenatal cycles/hospital, set appointments for practice & hospital registration, and warm handoffs to delivering physician. All preparation for Uniform Data System (UDS) prenatal delivery and birth weights reporting.
  
• DOT Medical Exams/Provider Assistance
• Circumcision provider assistance
• IV insertion and monitoring
• Bilingual Skills/Interpretation

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of Medical Assistant Program.
  
• CMA certification in good standing or a Medical Assistant with intent to become certified if not presently or by hire date unless otherwise determined.
  
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitating (CPR) certification in good standing.
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years of experience medical assisting, M.A. certified

Desert Sage Health Centers | Equal Opportunity Employer