Position Summary

To assist physicians, nurses, and patients by providing ambulatory medical care services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

CLINICAL

• Escort

Responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of patients’ arrival and room assignment

• Rooming patients

Accompanies and/or assists patients to the exam room in a professional manner

Obtains patient vital signs, to include height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration. Pulse oximetry if needed.

• Vital Signs

Able to perform using manual equipment and Welch Allen spot vital sign machine and import results to electronic medical record in a timely fashion

• Assist physicians during examinations and procedures

This includes setting up the exam room and preparing the patient

• May be required to take patient medical history if applicable per department

• May perform a variety of testing, diagnostic, and screening procedures

• Assists in explaining test procedures to patients

• Medications

Ability to calculate dosages (may be required to demonstrate via passing yearly written medication exam)

Administer medications (oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, inhalation, rectal, topical) using proper technique – this duty can only be performed after the MA has demonstrated competency to clinic RN yearly, if applicable per department.

• Communicates laboratory and test results to physicians and/or nurses

• May assist with other support activities, to include packaging and sterilizing equipment and supplies.

• Maintains patient areas clean and safe

• Maintains and improves knowledge and expertise through continuous training

Passes yearly Competency Based Objectives (CBO), if required by department.

• Must pass all tests in a maximum of two attempts, if required by department.

• Knowledge and performance of sterile techniques required.

• Suture removal is permitted as long as a nurse or physician is present to assess the wound.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Lisensure/Certification

• Current in basic CPR/AED
• Certification or Registration as a Medical Assistant required and required to keep current.

Education

• High school graduate and graduate from a Medical Assistant School.

Experience

• Two to three years experience of general patient care (i.e. hospital, physician’s office or ambulatory care setting) preferred.