Medical Assistant Job Description

Medical Assistant Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Medical Assistant to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Verify patient information by interviewing the patient, recording the medical history, confirming the purpose of the visit;
• answer phones, and take messages;
• Take and record patient’ vitals; give injections;
• Perform various laboratory procedures to include urine analysis, cultures, immunization, Hgb, lead levels and EKGs;
• Participate in department or unit quality improvement activities;
• Inspects sterile items prior to opening and lay supplies out on sterile field in an organized manner;
• Assist in building medical policies and procedures;
• Performs initial triage assessment/data collection to identify care needs of the patient;
• Collect and prepare path/lab specimens;
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician;
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician;
• Ensure ongoing communication with Patient Flow Coordinator, Center Manager, and other center staff;
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations;
• Provide Abortion referral and education;
• Contacts patients with lab results and sends letters to patients as necessary.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of medical terminology to communicate with medical staff is necessary;
• Must have own reliable transportation, good driving record, and car insurance;
• Knolwdge of e clinical hlepful;
• Minimum 1 year experience working in a medical setting preferred . Urology experience is a plus;
• Ability to type 40 WPM;
• Good time management skills, attention to detail, organized and flexible;
• Accuracy;
• Effective and concise communication skills;
• Current BLS Certification;
• Readily take direction from physicians and coordinating staff;
• Ability to operate in a multi-task, high traffic office;
• Highly detail-oriented and able to develop plans and execute to completion programs, activities events and administrative tasks;
• Impeccable verbal, written, and interpersonal skills;
• Understanding of medical terminology, coding procedures and reference tools;
• Must be able to speak clearly and make self understood to the patient.