Certified Medical Asst - Atlanta, United States - Piedmont Medical Care Corporation

Description

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*Bilingual Medical Assistantpreferred*JOB PURPOSE:

Responsiblefor providing a variety of patient care activities under thesupervision of a physician, advanced practice provider (APP), orregistered nurse in accordance with established guidelines andstandards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meets and greets patients, obtains appropriate patient informationand medical history, accurately completes and documents patientmedical and physical histories and other related items in theElectronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Records vital signs;performs EKG, spirometry and or other similar office procedures;aids licensed staff during treatment, examination, and or testingof patients, which may include injections and immunizations.

Advises physician and or nurse of patient's adverse reaction tomedication and/or treatment to medication and/ortreatment.

• Performs lab duties, including but notlimited to

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phlebotomy, order entry, specimen collection,establishes chain of custody if applicable, and labels for deliveryto appropriate authority for testing.

• Under thesupervision of a licensed personnel, distributes educationalinformation and instructions for patient care, diagnostics, andother appropriate treatments.
• Coordinates telephone andin-basket requests to refill prescription drug medications andreport test results in accordance with provider instructions;responds accordingly to other requests under a physician or otherlicensed provider's guidance.
• Prepares and maintainsexamination/treatment rooms, including inventory of supplies andequipment.
• Practices Standard Precautions, includinghandwashing and disposal of bio-hazardous materials; complies withestablished risk management, HIPAA, and safetyprocedures.
• Attends required meetings, in-services, andparticipates in committees as required.
• Assist withadministrative duties as needed, to include procedure schedulingand completion of medical and physical history forms and otherrelated information requested by third party payors.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,ABILITIES
Skill and ability to communicate effectivelyboth verbally and in-writing.
Skill and ability to handlemultiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to work as amember of a team.
Knowledge of medicalterminology.
Proficient computerskills.
Qualifications:


MINIMUM EDUCATIONREQUIRED:

High School diploma or GED required.

Graduationfrom an accredited Medical Assistant program accredited through theCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(CAAHEP); or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools(ABHES); or similarly recognized accrediting organization orcompletion of a Nursing Assistant program isrequired.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCEREQUIRED:

None.
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONREQUIRED BY LAW:

None

ADDITIONALQUALIFICATIONS:

BLS required. Certification from theAmerican Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or a similarlyrecognized certifying organizationrequired.

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