Medical Assistant (MA) Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Medical Assistant (MA) to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Formulates and obtains proper informed consents;
- Clinical Duties Escorts patients to exam rooms in order of appointment times;
- Obtains or updates medication list if necessary;
- Accurately, and in timely manner, documents medications and treatments in patient records;
- Function as a patient advocate by ensuring patient concerns are resolved and/or addressed in a timely manner;
- May assist for orientation and training of new employees;
- Document intake into EHR (for all specialties);
- Schedule follow-up appointments and “no-shows”;
- Reports patient condition changes to supervisor and notifies of medications needing to be refilled;
- Responsible for assisting in the training and development of new and/or existing M.A. I staff as needed;
- Performs other related duties as assigned;
- Maintain patient care areas clean and stocked. Includes assisting with supply/med/vaccine inventory/logs;
- Responsible for providing feedback regarding back office procedures to Clinic Manager;
- Perform patient intake (i.e. vitals, chief complaints);
- May assist in the job shadow portion of the interview process of potential staff.
Requirements:
- Ability to work well with physicians, anticipating their needs in regard to patient treatment;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Possesses wide-ranging knowledge of skin care treatment, aesthetic treatments and products;
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
- Well-organized with attention to detail;
- Ability to work as a team member;
- Empathetic with patient needs and concerns;
- Good analytical and problem solving skills;
- First Aid and CPR certifications required;
- Basic Life Support;
- Medical Assistant certificate along with a high school diploma or equivalent required;
- Bi-lingual English/Spanish/Mandarin/Cantonese strongly preferred.