Family Medicine Medical Assistant

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assessment of provider schedules and organize patient flow
• Assist providers with patient care:

• • Rooming complex and acutely ill patients
  • Maintain data registries and Meaningful Use information
  • Medication reconciliation of complex medication lists
  • Take vital signs and weight
  • Perform point of care testing as directed by provider
  • Perform screenings per provider guidelines
  • Assist providers with clinical procedures
  • Give injections and immunizations as directed by provider
• Input patient care orders after Provider has noted them in patients progress note
• Document all clinical data correctly and appropriately in patient’s EHR
• Communicate patient  information after consultation with Provider
• Preload patient records prior to routine visit per provider protocol and oversight
• Refill patient medications according to protocol per provider approval and oversight
• Prepare, stock and clean exam room(s), maintain supplies and equipment for treatment
• Oversight of clinical environment with attention to safety and infection control
• Oversight of clinical equipment including routine checks, calibration, cleaning and repairing
• Perform point of care testing; oversight of testing kits
• Maintain emergency equipment
• Maintain pharmacy stock
• Oversight of vaccine storage, handling and supply
• Administer routine regular and non-routine medications per standing order protocol, and/or provider orders
• Accurate documentation of all vaccine records
• Provide follow up with patient after hospital and /or skilled facility discharge
• Provide patient nursing care; facilitate patient education
• Coordinate and support individual, group and population based health maintenance and promotion
• Coordinate patient care management with in house specialties and resources; community resources; home health and other health care agencies; hospital care
• Manage telephone encounters utilizing triage and telehealth principles
• Excellent professional judgment, phone skills and decision making ability
• Work collaboratively with all team members
• Demonstrate initiative, responsibility, flexibility and decision making
• Demonstrate critical and reflective thinking
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Ability and willingness to provide excellent customer service to patients, InterMed colleagues and vendors
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance in all patient care activities
• Participate in continuing and professional development
• Complete InterMed clinical competence expectations Be an informed clinical care resource
• Special projects as assigned by lead, coordinator or manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• MA
  • Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program,
  • preferably an Associates Degree program; current CMA or RMA certification; or must obtain within 6 weeks of hire