Medical Assistant - Vineland Pulmonary - MG

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) required.
• Medical assistant diploma and certification from an accredited vocational institution or a community college required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in a Medical Practice preferred.
• Phlebotomy and EKG experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with drug administration, specifically with vaccine and medication injections preferred.
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) experience preferred.

Certification/Licensure

• Active Medical Assistant Certification or Registry required.
• Must possess an active AHA Healthcare Provider CPR/ BLS certification.

Position Responsibilities

Fulfills patient care responsibilities as assigned by specific practice

• Duties may include checking schedules and organizing patient flow in Electronic Medical

• Record
• Accompanying patients to exam/procedure room
• Assisting patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing, collecting specimens,

• preparing for exam, etc.
• Collecting patient history.
• Performing screenings per provider guidelines.
• Assisting physicians/nurses with various procedures, charting; relaying instructions to

patients/families; answering calls and providing pertinent information.

Fulfills clerical responsibilities as assigned

• Chart preparation; sending/receiving patient medical records; obtaining lab/radiology

• reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
• Completing forms/requisitions as needed; scheduling appointments; verifying insurance

• coverage and patient demographics.
• Obtaining prior authorizations or pre-certifications, completing and submitting tasks

according to office protocol, managing and updating charts to ensure that information is

complete and filed appropriately.

Fulfills environmental responsibilities

• Setting up instruments and equipment according to department protocols.
• Cleaning/ sterilizing exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient

• visits to maintain infection control.
• Maintaining universal precautions as per guidelines; cleaning sterilizer according to

scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records; ordering, sorting,

storing supplies; and restocking exam/procedure rooms.

Fulfills organizational responsibilities

• Respecting/securing patient rights and private health information (PHI); complying with

HIPAA guidelines; responding appropriately to emergency codes; sharing concerns

relating to patients and/or staff with immediate supervisors.

• Fulfills clinical medical assisting responsibilities in accordance with state law:
• Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving
• Checking vital signs or mensuration.
• Physical examination preparations and assistance.
• Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes including injections.
• Prescription verifications with physician's orders.
• Minor surgery assistance including surgical tray set-up pre/post-surgical care, applying

• dressings, and suture removal; biohazard waste disposal and monitoring.
• Therapeutic modalities.
• Instructing patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, education, and home care.
• Laboratory procedures including OSHA guidelines; quality control methods; CLIA-waived

• testing; capillary punctures and venipunctures.
• Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum; electrocardiography,

emergency triage, and first aid, as well as a variety of specialty practice specific

procedures.

Additional practice specific duties may be assigned.

Physical Requirements

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