Medical Assistant

Job Summary:

Looking for an enthusiastic medical assistant who is a team player to join the Olson Pediatrics Team! This role is for someone looking to provide basic medical support to children, often alongside a pediatrician or Family Doctor. Their duties include communicating with children of different abilities and developmental levels about their symptoms, talking to patients and their families about medical issues and recording the child’s vital signs and lab results.

• Prepare for clinic to include looking at schedule and anticipating patients’ needs like vaccines, Tier 1 or 2 patient, medications, type of insurance etc.
• Organize, clean, and prepare exam room
• Check in patients, evaluating their symptoms and checking their vital signs
• Complete diagnostic tests
• Administer vaccines, medications, and minor procedures
• Coordinate follow-up medical care Educate family members on treatment options
• Provide phone triage within scope or as indicated by providers for patients that include addressing issues, scheduling patients, and routing encounters to appropriate Provider pool
• Coordinate care as a care team with the Provider they are assigned to
• Manage Provider patient schedule, while guiding Front Desk staff for patient scheduling needs
• Provide all care to patients as needed and in assistance to Provider
• Attend Clinical and Quality Improvement Meetings
• Other tasks as assigned by Clinic Manager

• Currently Certified or Registered Medical Assistant
• Previous experience as a medical assistant is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and client care skills
• First aid/CPR certification required