Position: Clinical - Medical Assistant
Job Description:
Patient Care responsibilities including pre-visit planning for individual patients, reviewing and updating charts, escorting patients to exam rooms, taking vitals and medical history.
Assists with general desk nurse duties such as answering phone calls from patients, routing information received from incoming faxes to the appropriate staff, monitoring the refill line and coordinating refills, and monitoring the lab line as needed.
Lab / Diagnostic Imaging Tracking
Performs general office maintenance such as restocking exam rooms, disinfecting exam rooms between patients, cleaning-up in general from daily medical activity, disposing biohazard bags and 2/3 full sharps
containers from work areas and exam rooms into biohazard boxes. Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of medical office experience.
MA Certification preferred
Experience in a primary health care setting, nursing experience preferred.
Strong customer service focus
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Teamwork orientation
Organized and able to manage competing priorities
Good judgment
Resourcefulness in problem solving
Able to take and follow through with delegated tasks and accountability
Commitment to the concepts of preventive health care program and team approach to health care delivery
Ability to learn about patients and their problems
Please reference Job number: 198586