Medical Assistant- Women's Health

Location

North Huntington, North Huntingdon, PA, USA

The Medical Assistant performs basic direct patient care activities, such as lab tests, treatments, and medication/immunization administration under the direction of the Nurse or physician. The incumbent carries out clerical activities, quality control, performance improvement initiatives, and serves as a resource for the clerical/clinical staff within the practice.

• Deliver direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital/physician practices policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Collect patient healthcare data, including VS, weight, chief complaint, and pain assessment as directed.
• Complete patient care treatments and testing as ordered.
• Maintain completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of documentation.
• Prepare patients for examinations, treatments, and procedures.
• Communicate pertinent information of actual or potential problems to the physician or nurse.
• Perform clerical functions supporting patient care and office functions.
• Answer telephone calls, take accurate messages, and relay them to appropriate staff.
• Obtain and verify accurate patient demographic and insurance information, entering it into the billing system.
• Accurately enter diagnosis-based codes and charges into the billing system.
• Complete required forms and letters for continued patient care.
• Ensure patient safety in compliance with hospital and physician practice policies.
• Label all patient specimens with identifiers per policy.
• Adhere to infection control processes and standard precautions to reduce infection risk.
• Assist in continuous survey readiness, inspections, and surveys.
• Perform quality control, monitoring, and report out-of-range information immediately to supervisor.
• Consistently practice National Patient Safety Goals.
• Schedule surgery, procedures, and testing for patients.
• Provide exit counseling, education, scheduling of testing, and necessary information for patients.
• Prepare charts for clinic sessions and obtain vital signs and weight.
• Conduct control studies and complete logbooks according to policy.
• Perform phlebotomy procedures, read test results, and document accordingly.
• Prepare exam rooms and stock supplies daily.
• Provide pre- and post-examination education and counseling.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma, GED, or next level of higher education.
• Strong leadership, organizational, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics to a wide and diverse audience.

• Previous outpatient office experience.
• Successful completion of Medical Assistant program or one year of experience as a Medical Assistant, or Certified EMT/Paramedic under the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred.

• Act 33 with renewal.
• Act 34 with renewal.
• Act 73 FBI Clearance.
• Family & Friends (Northern Market).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required (Southern Market).

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on‑call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between system locations.

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. They prohibit discrimination of any type and offer equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

This job description is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Lift requirement is in excess of 50 lbs; lift assistance (two persons) and/or transfer device is required. Other physical tasks include standing, walking, carrying, pushing/pulling, and occasional lifting up to 20 lbs or 5 lbs depending on task.

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