Medical Assistant - Float

General Summary

Responsible for performing routine administrative and patient care supportive duties to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients under the supervision of management and clinical staff while displaying compassion, a heart for ministry, and a Christian attitude.

• Upon intake, confirm all aspects of patient's history and document
• Assist the medical provider during examinations and procedures
• Administration and documentation of injectable medications or immunizations
• Collect and prepare lab specimens as needed including venipuncture
• Perform ECG and PFT
• Administer vision and hearing screens
• Call other offices/facilities for records as needed
• Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms routinely
• Entering historic immunization records into GRITS and EMR

• Completes telephone encounters from providers and other clinical and administrative staff
• Notify patients of test results Medication refills per procedures
• Review and sort provider mall
• Processing scanned documents per protocols
• Faxing signed documents
• Answer questions and give appropriate information directly or via telephone within the limits of medical knowledge and background
• Provide patient and family education related to disease processes at his or her level; promote patient involvement in the plan of care

Additional Postings available from Christ Community Health Services Augusta, Inc.