Medical Assistant - SSH Urgent Care

The Medical Assistant is responsible for supporting the practice with overall responsibility for maintaining efficiency of patient flow. Clinical duties include but are not limited to maintaining universal precautions; rooming patients, taking necessary vital signs and measurements, perform phlebotomy as needed, administering vaccines, performing treatments and procedures as ordered by the provider. He/She will be responsible for answering practice education, counseling and performing various testing and screenings. The Medical Assistant will also be responsible for maintaining patients’ rooms, setting up and stocking, as appropriate as well as ordering and tracking supplies for the practice. Administrative responsibilities will include, without limitation, all generally accepted office responsibilities, making appointments, filing, answering phones, preparing correspondence, preparing patient charts, obtaining referrals and paperwork from referring physician offices.

Responsibilities

Supporting the practice with overall responsibility for maintaining efficiency of patient flow; Rooming patients, taking vital signs and measurements, performing phlebotomy as needed, administering vaccines, performing treatments and procedures as ordered by the provider; Answering patient education, counseling and performing various testing and screenings; Maintaining patients’ rooms, setting up and stocking, ordering and tracking supplies; Making appointments, filing, answering phones, preparing correspondence, preparing patient charts, obtaining referrals and paperwork; Greeting patients and escorting them into exam rooms; Assisting with varied procedures under supervision of MD, NP, or PA; Taking vital signs and documenting; Assisting administrative team with scheduling appointments, processing orders, collecting encounter forms, answering telephones; Coordinating room rotations; Assisting with test results and calling patients with follow-up; Cleaning instruments and equipment following infection control guidelines; Maintaining sterilizer competencies; Ensuring communication in schedule changes; Cross-training to cover front desk team; Committing to two sessions of annual flu clinics; Working required weekend and holiday schedule; Other duties as required

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)

Nice to have

High School Diploma or equivalent; Completion of a Medical Assistant program; Experience in a clinical setting; Certified Medical Assistant certificate