Per Diem Medical Assistant I​/II​/III-Primary Care-Kelsey Seybold Clinic: Atascocita

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Per Diem Medical Assistant provides supportive patient care functions for an assigned clinical area, under the supervision of a Physician, Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse, ensuring the safety and comfort of patients and families according to legal, organizational and professional standards. Some duties may be delegated to the MA by the physician or RN.

• 15% Clerical
  • Review doctor's schedule, abstract as needed, print PVS for each patient and request other relevant information needed for patient's visit that day
  • Prepares and submits patient documents for scanning
  • Monitor assigned in basket and complete work as needed-Overdue Results/Letters
  • Schedule appointments and assist patient with specialty referrals and radiology testing
  • Provide pre-printed patient educational material as directed by provider
  • Proper disposal of confidential patient information - daily
  • Follows HIPAA policy and procedures regarding patient confidentiality
• 25% Patient Care
  • Monitor in basket for orders placed by physician and perform tasks that need to be completed (i.e. waived testing, EKG's, specimen collection, spirometry, hearing, vision); reports and accurately documents patient response
  • Document observations related to health status and report findings
  • Rooms patients on arrival as rooms become available:
  • Obtain patient's demographic information, history, chief complaint
  • Verify patient allergies and documents vital signs per policy
  • Reconcile medication list with patient at each visit and update preferred pharmacy
  • Documents patient education to include patient's learning method, preferred language, if needs an interpreter and ability to read, and include appropriate education for office visit
  • Complete questionnaires when appropriate (i.e. lead, TB, flu, New Patient Intake)
  • Prepares patient and room for physician visit
  • Assist physician with preparing patient for examination & minor office procedures
  • Perform activities of daily living on patients as needed (i.e. emptying ostomy bags, changing adult and pediatric diapers)
  • Transport patient within facility as needed
  • Performs/Obtains: EKG, Waived Testing (Capillary Blood Glucose, Hemocult, Urine Pregnancy), Hearing & Vision Testing, Sterilization of Instruments,
  • Collects & prepares lab specimens (Urinalysis, Pap Smear, Biopsy, Cultures) and transports to lab
  • Perform CPR as needed and assist during times of emergency
• 15% Departmental Maintenance
  • Monitor supplies, medications and forms and notifies appropriate staff when reorder needed
  • Remove and tag broken equipment and notifies coordinator, supervisor, or manager
  • Cleans exam rooms daily and documents on log
  • Monitors supplies for expiration date and restock to par levels
  • Perform sterilization of instruments and complete logs (assignment based on completion of sterilization class and delegation by appropriate nursing staff)
  • Attends staff meetings
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area with a minimum of personal items
• 10% QA-Regulatory
  • Complete daily logs as assigned by nursing staff:
  • Waived testing (i.e. glucometer, urine dipstick and urine pregnancy logs) CLIA standards
  • Refrigerator and room temperature logs
  • Eye wash station
  • Other QA logs
  • Performs accurate, legal, & ethical documentation
  • Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Practice OSHA safety standards with proper disposal of biohazard waste
  • Uses frequent hand washing or hand sanitizer (up to 10 times before have to wash hands with soap and water, unless hands visibly soiled) to prevent and control the spread of disease within the clinical setting
  • Uses gloves and PPE as…