Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia LLC
Location
Norcross, Georgia
The Medical Assistant is responsible for preparing patients for examination, assisting the physician with procedures, and maintaining the cleanliness of the clinic. They also handle scheduling, inventory management, and ensure compliance with health regulations.
A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with at least one year of experience preferred. Medical Assistant Certification and Epic experience are also preferred.
High School diploma or equivalent required. Special Position Requirements Light travel to other offices may be required for business needs. Preferences At least one (1) year of experience preferred, Medical Assistant Certification is preferred, Epic experience is preferred. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must communicate professionally and courteously with patients and clinic staff. Employee must be able to sit for at least an hour at a time. Employee must be able to stand and walk for up to 20 minutes at a time. Employee is required to assist with rooming patients, filing, and other basic office tasks to include keeping office environment and waiting room clean. This will require the ability to bend, stoop, and lift up to 5-10 lbs. The position requires the ability to utilize the computer and keyboard for long periods of time. Work Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and squat. Employee duties will frequently require computer usage including the ability to type as well as verbally communicate with patients and co-workers. Occasional lifting up to 30lbs. Assist patients in and out of the patient chair with support with other staff members.
We receive daily deliveries of medical products and supplies from UPS/FedEx in large boxes; these are unpacked by medical assistants and placed in appropriate supply cabinets throughout the offices as they arrive so as not to block corridors. Materials such as durable medical equipment (boots, braces, etc) arrive in boxes weighing over 50 pounds and require maneuvering and unpacking.
Casting for custom foot orthoses is a routine occurrence (multiple times daily) in a podiatric physician’s office. This requires retrieving and assembling materials for casting, including large basins of warmed water for plaster application. These basins when full weigh 20 pounds and require lifting from a sink to a rolling stand to be pushed to a casting suite. For pre-fabricated inserts, the ability to reach overhead (Buckhead) storage shelving or under counter (Stockbridge and Fayetteville offices) racks is imperative as we dispense these throughout the day.
Podiatrists routinely (greater than 4-5 times daily) perform procedures such as removing ingrown toenails, removing foreign bodies, excision of warts and debridement of wounds on the feet and legs. Many of these require preparation of a sterile tray (mayo stand, sterile instrument packs and draping.) This involves movement of 15 pound metal mayo stands into and out of rooms, opening and assembling sterile instrument packs which involves reaching over a field to maintain sterility, and assisting with a procedure (passing medications, cutting sutures, saline flushes, retrieving specimens, etc.) Procedures can last between 5-20 minutes, requiring concentration and proactive involvement of the assistant. Bandages are generally applied by an assistant while a patient remains still, requiring dexterity and often an assistant bending over. Medical assistants are expected to perform routine nail debridements under the supervision of the physician. This involves prepping the patient, removal of elongated or fungal toenail material with manual instrumentation and motorized grinders, cleansing of debris and re-donning socks and shoes. Generally 10-12 patients per day are treated for conditions requiring nail debridement.
