Overview:
Summary:
A professional multi-skilled person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of medical practice including administrative and clinical procedures under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed physician.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Take patient's vital signs. Prepare patients for the provider's care. Assist with patient examinations or treatments.
- At draw station, verify physician's orders and identify patients according to established procedures prior to specimen collection.
- Prepare specimens for testing to include proper patient identification, centrifugation when appropriate.
- At draw station, prepare and "bag" specimens according to established guidelines for delivery to the testing facility.
- Assist in various preparatory techniques throughout the laboratory as assigned.
- Follows PPE procedures and all safety protocol for specimens.
- Complete mandatory training, adhere to policies and procedures, time and attendance guidelines, core values, and confidentiality agreement. May be assigned other duties within job scope.
- Maintain office key logs, software licensing and required training certificates and logs, and office contact list.
- Perform venipunctures and administer routine, non-controlled medications.
- Correctly document all entries in the medical record, either electronic or hard copy, to include signature, date and time.
- Administer medication as directed by and under the direct supervision of licensed physician.
- Observe and report patients' signs or symptoms. Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the provider.
- Administer basic first aid.
- Participates in performance improvement projects.
- Participates as an active care team member in the coordination of patient care.
- Provides a standard of excellence as it relates to customer service for patients, staff members, and other customers.
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Experience Requirements:
- 1 year - Medical assistant - preferred
- 2 years - Two to four years clerical/customer service experience, ideally in a health care related industry - preferred
- 1 year - One-year experience with third party payors, and computer experience for imputing data and reviewing patient demographic material - preferred
- Education:
- High School Diploma - required
- Certification/Licensure
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) required or within 6 months
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required - at time of hire
- Medical Terminology Certificate - preferred - at time of hire
- ** Additional Details **: A requirement of having completed an MA program that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, a national or state medical association, or an agency approved by the board.
- Additional Duties:
- All other duties as assigned
UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.