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- Maintains a safe patient/clinic environment; practice is in compliance with Eskenazi Health's safety standards
- Demonstrates good communication skills using appropriate medical terminology
- Exhibits legal and ethical professional conduct, follows organizational/site-specific protocols/processes
- Provides patient care which takes into account patient response to care provided, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals. Alters activities/behaviors to ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e., pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric)
- Integrates cultural/population specific diversity needs into patient care as well as integrating physiological, psychological and cultural needs
- Measures and records vital signs, heights, weights, other parameters including pain assessment
- Interviews patient and records history, chief complaint, other findings
- Calls prescriptions (except Schedule II medications) to pharmacy for the provider per written orders
- Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests including EKGs
- Assists provider with exams and minor office procedures
- Collects and processes lab specimens including phlebotomy
- Monitors follow-up of tests and lab studies done and notifies provider
- Performs point-of-care testing, including pertinent quality control testing, documenting results
- Prepares and administers medications (with exceptions per organizational or site-specific guidelines) with provider written order
- Demonstrates competence/accountability in the administration of medications, treatments, performing tests
- Changes/applies dressings, removes sutures, other minor procedures
- Performs CPR when needed
- Accurately, legibly, legally documents findings, services provided (including medication administration), education/instructions given, completes other required documentation
- Cleans rooms after each patient exam
- Answers phones/makes phone calls as needed/directed
- Helps maintain clinic flow
- Operates standard office equipment
- Schedules appointments
- Maintains supplies and equipment (stocking/ordering) including routine stocking of exam rooms
- Alters activities/behaviors to provide population-specific and age-specific care
- Maintains required certifications (organizationally and as required by site)
- Assists with the orientation of other staff members including Medical Assistant Externs
- Must sit together with Clinical Team
- Works on an as needed, PRN basis
- Certification or Registered MA, minimum of 1 year of experience
- If not certified or registered, minimum 3 years of experience as an Medical Assistant required
- Graduation from an education program for the medical assistant is preferred
- CPR certification (American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification is preferred)
- Current TB Education certification is preferred
- Ability to assess age-specific and population-specific needs of patients
- Knowledge of various standard lab and medical procedures
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of ICD-9/CPT coding
- Knowledge of health care insurance
- Basic computer skills
- Basic mathematic skills
- Ability to recognize emergent situations and act appropriately
- Ability to understand and carry out written orders
- Ability to stand/walk for extensive periods of time
- Exhibit hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity when working with patients and/or equipment
- Ability to appropriately interact with patients from all economic, educational, social, cultural, ethnic backgrounds
- Ability to work in an environment with exposure to potentially dangerous/infectious materials and situations
Medical Assistant - Indianapolis, United States - Eskenazi Health
Description
The Medical Assistant – PRN provides patient care which takes into account patient response to care provided, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals.
Alters activities/behaviors to ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e., pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric). This positions works on an as needed, PRN basis.