Bilingual Certified Medical Assistant
Company: Rural Health Services Inc
Location: Aiken
Posted on: August 6, 2022
Job Description:
Job Description
- Position Summary:Under the direction of the Patient Care
Coordinator and orders from the health care provider, the Medical
Assistant will perform routine clinical tasks which may include
taking medical histories, obtaining and recording vital signs,
preparing patients for examination and assisting the healthcare
provider during the examination or procedure. II. Essential
Functions/Responsibilities:
- Accurately obtains, measures and documents vital signs
according to patient need and written protocol
- Documents patient chief complaint and concerns accurately and
briefly
- Provides assistance with patient examinations
- Provides set up of all necessary supplies and equipment
- Instructs and assists patients in collection of specimens per
written protocol
- Performs point-of-care testing for diagnostic tests
- Assists in the orientation and training of new staff
members/medical assistant students following orientation
protocols
- Maintains clean and safe examination rooms
- Stocks supplies and approved patient literature in patient
examination rooms
- Sterilizes equipment per written protocol and maintains
appropriate documentation of process
- Cleans and organizes the clean and dirty utility rooms
- Participates in daily huddle to review and discuss patient
needs prior to appointment with recent test results and
correspondence
- Administers medications, EKGs and other patient care services
as ordered by the healthcare provider and within the Medical
Assistant scope of practice
- Assists with emergent and urgent requests from the healthcare
provider (ie. Referrals, ER access, emergency transport)
- Creates, maintains, copies and scans patient files EMR and
other information as needed
- Maintain clinical logs as requested by Care Coordinator (Sample
supplies, stock supplies, orders)
- Verifies patient demographic information at each visit to
ensure appropriate contact to the patient and/or support
family
- Queries patients in triage to ensure preventive health care
guidelines are followed (ie. PAP, Mammograms, Colon Screening,
HgbA1C)
- Processes correspondence for assigned provider review (ie.
Disability forms, School/Work Excuses)
- Will be cross-trained with Referral Specialist and Medical
Office Assistant to perform assigned duties or coverage
- Performs intake duties in the patient check-in and registration
process and assists in making patient appointments
- Participates as a member of the patient clinical care team
- Perform other duties as required and/or directed.
Skills/Certifications:
- Ability to acquire considerable knowledge of the policies,
procedures and programs.
- Considerable knowledge of modern techniques of staffing
analysis.
- Considerable knowledge of the program responsibilities,
functions, organizations, data management, and operating
systems.
- Ability to comprehend, interpret and apply basic laws and
regulations to specific situations.
- Ability to design and execute organization analysis for various
purposes.
- Ability to design and execute detailed staffing and task
analysis.
- Ability to assist in the development of department
administrative directives as required.
- Ability to assist in investigative analysis and make effective
recommendations as required.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative
reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations as
required.
- Ability to develop, implement and direct the use of appropriate
office and record-keeping systems, methods and procedures.
- Ability to prepare analytical and administrative reports to be
used in the evaluation and development of management programs,
plans and techniques and other accurate and informative and related
reports, summaries and statements of Division activities.
- Ability to direct the establishment and maintenance of
essential records and files.
- Ability to prepare clear, accurate and informative reports of
progress of organizational units, results of research and reviews,
and annual reports of accomplishments, future goals, and
objectives.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work cooperatively with
health care providers, health and human service professionals,
community and professional societies, legal and financial officers,
and others.
- Ability to work effectively with associates, as well as with
supervisors, in the various units of the organization.
- Ability to assign, instruct, supervise and evaluate the work
performance of employees engaged in the work of the administrative
and operational units.
- Ability to work in a team relationship.
- Ability to supervise the maintenance of essential records and
files.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
computerized information systems used by the agency, office or
related units. Experience/Education Required:
- Medical Assistant Certification
- One year as a Medical Assistant in a clinical patient care
setting
- Experience working with diverse population groups
- Must speak fluent Spanish
Keywords: Rural Health Services Inc, Augusta , Bilingual Certified Medical Assistant, Other , Aiken, Georgia
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