Medical Assistant - Pre Op Assessment

Responsible for receiving patients, determines their needs and directs them accordingly. Performs optimal ambulatory health care to patients; stocks and maintains exam rooms and nurse’s stations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.

• Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition.

• Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.

• Provides routine care for patients.

• Observes patients’ health.

• Reviews medical charts.

• Communicates with patients and their families.

• Prepares specimens for lab courier.

• Assist with patient comfort.

• Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and medications refills to pharmacy and progress notes to insurance for prior authorizations.

• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and complying with legal regulations.

• Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock, letting manager know when low, and verifying receipt.

• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.

Education: Vocational/Technical degree in Medical Assistant or related field.

Certification/License: Certified Medical Assistant and CPR required.

Additional Experience Preferred

• Current knowledge of clinical practice.

• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment: copy machine, intercom system, telephones, computer and

fax machine.

• Experience in computer order entry.

• Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for adolescent through geriatric patients.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Effectively handles frequent interruptions and distractions