This position is responsible for providing excellent patient care and experience in accordance with Mountain Park Health Center’s guiding principles, HIPAA, and any other applicable federal & state laws. The Medical Assistant (MA) I position requires a basic level of knowledge regarding the functions necessary to becoming a MA.
Essential Functions
- Performs and completes clinical and non-clinical assigned duties, tasks, responsibilities, and assignments in the back office.
- Adheres to and follows procedures for immunization and medication administration, including but limited to labeling, storing, and utilization.
- Performs and adheres to all Clinical Laboratory of Improvement Amendments (CLIA) testing instructions; collects specimens, processes and documents results in the electronic health records (EHR)
- Fulfills provider orders within scope of practice and provides patients’ discharge instructions.
- Assists with coordinating the continuity of patient care with internal health departments.
- Maintains proper levels of supplies in exam rooms and prepares exam room for patient care and procedures.
- Identifies and reports any safety hazard, or potential hazard, by directly notifying supervisory staff immediately of concerns.
- Interviews patient to obtain reason for visit, history, and chief complaints; performs vital signs and other patient care needs, documents the same to complete the patient intake process.
- Utilizes and abides by proper charting and documenting procedures for all patient related services, exams, interactions, and assignments performed.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
- Performs other duties as required.
Position Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Graduate of a medical assistant program
- Current CPR Certification
Preferred Qualifications:
- Electronic Health Record experience
- At least one year of previous medical back-office experience
- Registered medical assistant (RMA) or certified medical assistant (CMA) credential.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English or Somali/English)
- 8am-5pm
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