Medical Assistant - League City, United States - Oncology Consultants

Oncology Consultants
Oncology Consultants
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League City, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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"You can make a difference in the life of an oncology patient and find your career satisfaction by joining our team of healthcare professionals today."

About Oncology Consultants
Oncology Consultants has been a premier adult medical oncology & hematology practice in Houston, TX for over 40 years.

Our healthcare team is committed to provide state of the art cancer treatment in a caring environment as we continue to expand our oncology services in the metropolitan region.


About the Position


The role of the Medical / Laboratory Assistant is to facilitate the delivery of oncology patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse and / or physician.

This is accomplished through direct and indirect patient care activities


Benefits:


  • Insurances: Life, medical, dental, short term and longterm disability
  • 401K
  • Free parking
  • PTO
  • Holidays
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee Assistant Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Continuing Medical Education Allowance
  • Pet Insurance

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Laboratory services
  • Process lab orders per practice policy
  • Transfer CBC results to electronic medical record / clinical database
  • Clinic admissions
  • New patient admission
  • Full vital signs, including respirations
  • Height and Weight (measured, no verbal reports unless Wt >350)
  • Interview form
  • Initiate EMR chart
  • Allergies
  • Vital signs
  • MD clinic patient triage
  • Medication list update
  • Vital signs
: BP/ Temp / pulse/ respirations

  • Performance status
  • Assisting MD with clinic visit exams as needed
  • PAP / Pelvic exams
  • Rectal / Stool Occult Blood
  • Transport patients via wheelchair as needed
  • Documentation of care delivered
  • Assist nursing staff in return of patient messages
  • Return calls for routine MD follow up / testing appointments
  • Delegated by Team leader when nurse is out of office
  • Transcribe messages from voice mail,
  • Pull charts for messages
  • Indirect care activities include:
  • Patient care supply management
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Scheduling tests and procedures ordered by M.D.
  • Chart preparation for MD clinics
  • Verify all results are on chart prior to visit
  • Obtain missing reports prior to MD exam
  • Laboratory facility management
  • QA and PT activities
  • Radiology file management

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


1. Direct Patient Care**- Clinic Admissions - The MA admits patients to the clinic area as appointed


Vital signs are obtained:
weight, height, BP, temperature, pulse, respirations. Deviations from norm are reported to the nurse / M.D.

Laboratory samples are obtained as ordered, fee ticket is completed, and the patient is transferred to the exam room or treatment area.

CBC results are placed on the chart, per practice policy. Documentation of VS, Labs, medication list, new prescriptions, and CBC results are entered into the paper and electronic chart.

The MA is available in the clinic / exam room area to assist the attending physician with patient care as needed.

Patients are set up for examinations, provided with exam gowns and drapes, assisted into position and from the table as needed.

Equipment and supplies are provided for the MD intervention.

In the event that conscious sedation is required, the patient is transferred to the procedure room and the care of an RN.


  • Clinic Discharge
  • Patients discharged from exam rooms by the M.D. are provided with follow up appointments as ordered. Patients who receive therapy are directed to the treatment area, and /or are provided with an appointment for therapy under the direction of the nurse. Precertification and authorization requests are completed and submitted to the insurance staff in each office. Tests are scheduled for the patient's return appointment as ordered and prep instructions are provided. Patients are transferred to the billing office with the visit fee ticket for check out. Patients who require transportation from the office are provided with a wheelchair and accompanied from the office by family and / or MA.

3. Laboratory Services**The Medical / Laboratory Assistant (MA) will obtain written orders for laboratory testing from the nurse and / or M.D. for each patient admitted to the office. The MA identifies which tests are completed on site and which tests are sent to reference laboratories. The MA collects samples via finger stick or venipuncture methods according to the practice policy. Samples obtained by the medical or nursing staffs are provided in the appropriate containers which have been labeled by the MA or nurse. The MA communicates changes in the reference lab requirements to the nursing staff and facilitates the collection of correct samples by all staff members. Lab services are completed per practice policy, in compliance with CLIA guidelines.

  • Reference Labs
  • The MA will identify, with assistance from the insurance staff and nursing staff as needed, the appropriate reference lab for each patient. The MA completes the requ
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