Certified Medical Assistant III - Primary Care Ormond

Day (United States of America)

Certified Medical Assistant III - Primary Care Ormond

Provides basic medical care and health teaching to patients in an outpatient, non-emergency care setting for an outpatient medical practice.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

- High School diploma or GED required
- Graduate of an approved school or institution for Medical Assistants with current certification required

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, LICENSURE:

- Current BLS Required
- Strong pharmacological knowledge
- Meets or exceeds level I & II

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES :

In addition to all tasks included in level I and II:

- Registration functions

Scheduling
- Insurance Verification
- Prior Authorizations
- Check in /out
- Collections
- Cash procedures

- Assist provider in obtaining microbiological tests such as:

Streptococcal testing
- Urine culture
- Wound culture
- Vaginal cultures
- Gram staining
- Sensitivity testing
- Sputum culture

- Perform tuberculosis screen

Tine
- Mantoux

- Screen and follow up patient test results

Alert provider of abnormal results
- Upon provider order: Discuss test results with patient and document conversation; Instruct patient on diet modification; Instruct patient on drug dosage modification
- Schedule patient for:  Hospitalization, Surgery, Return office visit, Outside provider visits, Physical therapy, Other treatments

- Prepare and administer medications as directed by provider

Calculate drug dosage
- Reconstitute a powdered medication
- Mixing medications from separate vials

- Evaluate and recommend equipment and supplies
- Evaluate and compare medical supplies
- Instruct patient with special needs
- Instruct and demonstrate routine procedures for monitoring body functions
- Instruct and demonstrate safety procedures for home medical equipment
- Demonstrate care and use of special equipment to patient: Crutches, Walker, Cane, Wheelchair, Hearing Aids, Braces, Splints, Casts, Slings, Prosthetic appliances
- Provide written and verbal instructions on chronic disease conditions as instructed by provider
- Teach patient methods of health promotion and disease prevention
- Provide verbal and written information about routine physical examinations and laboratory testing
- Provide verbal and written information as applicable to specialty and provider

Nutrition and diet therapy
- Exercise and weight control
- Hygiene
- Sexually transmitted / communicable diseases and preventative measures
- Family planning
- Smoking cessation
- Alcohol / drug prevention and treatment
- Instruct and assist patients with performance of self-breast examinations
- Refer patients to outside resources as instructed by provider

- Orient and train personnel

Introduce office staff
- Orient to facility
- Assist in completion of personnel documents
- Assign work schedule
- Make daily work assignments
- Demonstrate use of policy and procedure manuals for office
- Demonstrate use of office equipment
- Provide information on CDC universal precautions, OSHA, CLIA, and American Disabilities Act regulations
- Emergency preparedness plan
- TJC, ACHA, DCF as applicable