Community Health and Dental Care

Announces Position Openings For

Certified Medical Assistant

Position Summary: The Medical Assistant (MA) is responsible for performing a variety of duties working collaboratively with the medical provider and care coordinators/site coordinator. MA is part of a team creating an atmosphere that is receptive to other’s thoughts and concerns to provide compassionate care between our patients and effective communication to the staff. The MA is involved in both the clinical and clerical duties of the practice to deliver optimal patient care services within the scope of the medical assistant's professional expertise. The MA may provide care, which is considered routine, poses little potential hazard for the patient, involve little or no modification from one client-care situation to another, be performed with a predictable outcome, or does not inherently involve ongoing assessments, interpretations, or decision-making, which could not be logically separated from the procedure itself. The MA must be certified and recertified in compliance with the MA’s individual certification requirement.

Role Qualifications:

Education:
Medical Assistant diploma/degree from an accredited school and/or formal training program required
Documentation as a certified/registered medical assistant required

Experience:
Computer experience required, EMR preferred, NextGen Preferred
CPR certification required
One to two years physician office experience preferred

Locations: Attendance required at assigned CHDC site(s)

Position Responsibilities:

• Participate in morning team huddles
• Participate in pre-visit planning activities
• Prepare exam rooms and patient for examination, treatment/procedures and assist provider
• Perform patient care procedures keeping in mind the age specific needs of the patient
• Prepare and administer medications and immunizations, under physician supervision
• Document data collected during the patient care process via electronic or paper medical record
• Collect and process specimens for laboratory testing and completes appropriate paperwork or electronic documentation necessary
• Order diagnostic studies per physician request and follow up with patient's results via proper protocol or standing order
• Keep inventory and process sample medications, prescriptions and refills, as directed by the physician.
• Maintain the dignity and confidentiality of the patient
• Documentation accurately reflects the patient care given
• Maintain patient registries as needed
• Recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations
• Coordinate patient flow
• Act as a clinical preceptor
• Perform tasks as delegated by Provider in a timely manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical demands & work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/; or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Demands: Stressful due to time constraints and multiple tasks/procedures occurring at the same time.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Manual Dexterity Required: Must be able to manipulate small electronic parts and controls.