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About the Role
Under general supervision, this role provides excellent patient care by performing or assisting in a variety of medical procedures and tests to assist in the examination and treatment of patients. This includes taking vital signs, administering injections, venipuncture, and assisting with clerical duties to maintain efficient operations.
Responsibilities
- Performs to service excellence standards, responding professionally and courteously to customer needs.
- Cooperates and communicates effectively with patients, families, and staff.
- Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Prepares examining rooms, including stocking supplies and turning on computer terminals.
- Organizes forms for physicals and other appointments.
- Works collaboratively with providers to assist in patient care.
- Collects patient history.
- Prepares patients and necessary equipment/supplies for visits.
- Documents all interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed, and vital signs in the patient chart and/or computer system.
- Administers EKGs, PFTs, immunizations, and medicines; draws blood as directed.
- Obtains approval for and phones in prescriptions as directed.
- Completes lab slips and referral forms as directed.
- Assists with routine procedures for gynecological exams, physicals, and office visits.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and six months of experience as a Medical Assistant or Patient Care Tech.
- High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a medical assistant, emergency medical technician, nurse assistant, licensed practical nurse, armed services medic, or patient care technician program.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA, ARC, or Canadian equivalents required within 6 months of hire for clinics with Rural Health Designation.
- Travel to or between clinics is required for float positions.
Skills
- Electronic medical record experience.
- Medical assisting.
- Patient care.
- Vital signs.
- Injections.
- Venipuncture.
- EKGs.
- PFTs.
- Immunizations.
- Medication administration.
- Blood draws.
- Prescription management.
- Lab procedures.
- Referral processing.
- Clerical duties.
Location
- Rural Health Designation clinics
- Float positions
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Six months experience
- One-year experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of a medical assistant program
- Completion of an emergency medical technician program
- Completion of a nurse assistant program
- Completion of a licensed practical nurse program
- Completion of an armed services medic program
- Completion of a patient care technician program
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
Salary/Compensations
- $2,000.00 Sign-On Bonus
Equal Opportunity
- Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans