Medical Assistant Floater

Licensure/Certification

• CPR, BCLS, OSHA, Phlebotomy, First Aid
• Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide.
• Verification and recertification when requested by management.

• Essential duties and responsibilities
• Interview patients, take vital signs (such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height) and record information;
• Properly utilize Electronic Health Records system, recording all required and/or relevant information in the system;
• Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients;
• Drape patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment;
• Hand instruments and materials to medical provider as directed;
• Clean and sterilize instruments;
• Operate X rays, electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test or calls medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests;
• Give injections or treatments, and performs routine laboratory tests;
• Key data into computer to maintain office and patient records as necessary (Misys, LINK);
• Keep exam and treatment rooms clean, well-stocked;
• Set up equipment in exam rooms;
• Perform hearing screening, plotting growth parameters;
• Advise patients concerning preparation for tests;
• Document administration of immunizations and medications in chart;
• Administer immunization injections/treatments (must be done only with licensed provider on premises);
• Call patients to provide normal and abnormal lab results;
• Keep logs: lead, medications, record refrigerator temperature and zero scales daily and abnormal TB results;
• Calibrate lab machines as needed and urine machines monthly;
• Provide translation for providers or arrange for translation services;
• Travel between clinic sites to cover staffing shortages;
• Provide back-up to front desk responsibilities including receptionist duties, clerical duties such as filling out forms, answering telephones or filing;
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) inputting prescriptions and patients chart;
• Practice Management System (PMS) Registration, Scheduling and Billing;
• File medical charts when needed;
• Maintain patient flow to reduce waiting time;
• Perform lab proficiency testing, run in-house lab tests, prepare outside lab specimens, check lab orders and bills for accuracy;
• Participate in MA review of charts;
• Send out Medical Records when requested by other offices;
• Attend staff meetings;
• Inventory and order medical supplies and materials;
• Notify Clinic Manager when supplies need to be ordered or when vaccines or medications are out;
• Serve as advocate for Indigent Program organizing forms for providers, instructing patients, helping patients complete forms and serving as liaison with drug companies;
• Comply with all personal medical requirements including but not limited to: annual physical, current vaccinations (MMR, Tdap, Influenza, Hepatitis B), and TB testing (skin test or chest x-ray);
• Attend meetings, trainings, and other work-related events as needed; and
• Other duties may be assigned or may be modified as business needs dictate.

St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer