Covenant Health·Knoxville, Tennessee
Performs basic medical assistant duties including taking vital signs, conducting basic tests, and assisting providers with OB/GYN examinations. Responsible for maintaining a safe patient environment and ensuring medical records and supplies are accurately managed.
Overview Non-Certified Medical Assistant, Fort Sanders Women's Specialist Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift Perinatal Overview: Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, part of Covenant Health, specializes in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies. For more than 25 years, the center has provided expert guidance and advanced services for complex conditions such as multiples, maternal age, diabetes, hypertension, and infertility-related pregnancies. With locations in Knoxville, Morristown, and Sevierville, the team is dedicated to helping families make informed decisions and ensuring the safest possible outcomes for mothers and babies.
Under general supervision, performs basic medical assistant activities on patients. Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
Performs basic medical assistant procedures such as weighing patients and taking vital signs. Performs injections, blood sugars, and urinalysis and urine pregnancy tests. Responsible for alerting the provider of abnormalities. Verifies patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit. Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families during visit; demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy. Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, various OB/GYN procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care. Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment. Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient's medical records. Assists with ordering lab requests based on order given by provider. Inspects area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards and takes corrective action when appropriate. Assists with cleaning instruments and cleaning and re-stocking examination rooms on a daily basis. Transports instruments to sterile processing as needed. Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. Minimum Experience One (1) year related experience in a medical office or facility required. Licensure Requirement None
Requires at least one year of related experience in a medical office or facility. No specific degree or licensure is required, provided the candidate meets the standards for the role.
Market context
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