MEDICAL ASSISTANT - FLOAT
Full-Time employment- $20/hr
Position is based out of the Miamisburg location with travel required to Mason, Kenwood and Beacon West. Mileage reimbursement when there is travel from Beacon location to Beacon location.
Complete Job Description Below
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Position Summary:
Responsible for general MA functions such as H&P, communication with physicians and staff, as well as cleaning rooms. Handles physician messages.
Position Responsibilities/Standards:
- Attend department, clinic or company meetings as required
- Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns
- Consistently work in a positive and cooperative manner with fellow staff members.
- Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.
- Attend required annual in-service programs.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all company policies and procedures.
- Adheres to established facility safety requirements and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. Identifies potentially unsafe situations and notifies supervisor.
- Specific Duties
- EMR intake completed at time of service
- Escort patients to room
- Review H&P for new patients and/or new problems.
- Requires completion prior to physician seeing the patient
- Medical assistance as needed (casting, suture removal, draw injections, record prescriptions)
- Give instructions to patient with regard to issues with casts
- Assist with physical therapy requests, off work requests, school notes
- Assigning coding procedures performed and diagnosis determined by physician. Document on encounter formReviews encounter form for completeness and accuracy of coding, assuring all procedures and supplies noted
- Receive and reply to medical related messages and prescription requests from patients. Record in patent record
- Communication with physicians and staff
- Responsible for compliance of OSHA regulations - bio-hazardous disposal
- Order medical supplies as needed
- Assist with medical records filing when necessary
- Disposal of expired medications
- Facilitate scheduling outpatient testing and pre-certification for MRI, CT, Bonescan, Dexascan and other tests as necessary
- Assures exam rooms and clinic work areas are clean and tidy at all times for the next scheduled clinic
- Saturday on-call if necessary
- Travel to other locations as needed
- Assist with scheduling outpatient testing and pre-certifications
- Obtain the readings for MRI and X-Rays for the physician to review and diagnose. May require travel and follow up with local radiologists
- Contact the ancillary services to align follow up care and promote the communication between all parties
- Develop a streamline process for the message, written or verbal, to patient after review with the physician
- Any additional duties as assigned by the manager
Physical Requirements:
- Physical requirements for the position include the ability to frequently hear and communicate orally, see up close and at a distance, read and comprehend, stand, sit, walk, reach, handle, and/or feel objects.
- Position requires employees to work in close quarters, and on their feet 4-5 hours or more, at a time.
- Must be able to climb, pull, push, squat and/or kneel.
- Ability to demonstrate exercises properly without limitations.
- Maximum unassisted lift = 50 lbs.
- Average lift 25-50 lbs.