About This Role
Performing assigned patient care and related administrative duties under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), or Physician Assistant (PA) is the core of this role. The Medical Assistant also handles a variety of office and clerical tasks as assigned by the office manager, with specific patient care responsibilities assigned after competency is established.
Responsibilities
- Perform clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical duties as directed by the physician and within the scope of training and certification, including point of care testing
- Receive critical lab values, report values to physician, and document notification in medical record
- Prepare patients for examination and treatment
- Obtain and record patients’ chief complaints, current medications, vital signs, pain screening, and allergies
- Pend orders for physician signature
- Prepare exam and treatment rooms
- Prepare and maintain supplies and equipment for treatments, cleaning/sterilizing instruments as needed
- Assist physician with examinations, tests, procedures, and office-based surgery
- Apply splints, casts, dressings, and remove sutures with competency
- Report and assist during emergencies
- Prepare and administer medications and immunizations as ordered by the physician, including p.o., vaginal and rectal suppositories, intradermal injection, and intramuscular injection, after demonstrating competency and passing medication administration test
- Receive and return clinically related telephone calls after communicating with physician or registered nurse regarding medical concerns of the patient
- Teach patient and provide printed information, on physician request, about diagnosis, self-care within the scope of assigned duties, health promotion, disease prevention, and community healthcare resources
- Document patient education in the medical record
- Document data and cares in the patient medical record
- Complete medical insurance and other related forms for physician review
- Communicate as needed with the patient, referral source, and payor between visits
- Complete patient registration, scheduling, and billing tasks, pre-authorization, and other general office/clerical duties as assigned
- Schedule tests and treatments, as ordered by the physician
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Completion of medical assistant training program from one of the following (in South Carolina)
- Completion of an accredited medical assistant program preferred (in Tennessee)
- No experience required
- Job Related Certification from one of the following: CMA (AAMA); RMA (AMT); CCMA(NHA); NCMA (NCCT); RMA (ARMA); NRCMA (NAHP); or RMA (AAMP)
