Location: Huddleston & DiNardo
Position: Medical Assistant
We are looking for a reliable, multitasker and friendly Medical Assistant to join our team.
Essential functions:
• Responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of patients’ arrival and room assignment.
• Accompanies and/or assists patients in the exam room in a professional manner.
• Obtains patient vital signs, including height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration. Pulse oximetry if needed.
• 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 as needed
• May be required to take patient medical history if applicable per department.
• May perform a variety of testing, diagnostic, and screening procedures: including but not limited to strep test, flu test, rapid Covid, Covid PCR, HA1C, EKG, Spirometry.
• Assists in explaining test procedures to patients.
• Administer vaccine to patients per doctor order and determine that patient is eligible for vaccine.
• Medical terminology and some medication knowledge is preferable.
• Addressing patient issues with the patient themselves or another facility, as well as documenting in the EMR.
• Clean and stock patient exam rooms. Let the supervisor know when supplies need to be ordered and notify the supervisor when equipment is not working properly.