Medical Assistant

Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital |US:

ME:

Fort Fairfield | Medical Assistant | Full Time

Salary range-  USD

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light A.R. Gould

Department:Pulmonary Clinic

Position is located:Northern Light Health Center Fort Fairfield

Work Type:Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule:8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Salary Range : $ 18.75 - $24.15

Exempt:
No

The Medical Assistant provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient, and family members involved in the patient's care. Maintains complete and accurate documentation in the medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care. Promotes a clean and safe environment. Meets qualifications to provide care for patients within the age-specifics ranges cared for in the assigned practice setting. Collects subjective information from the patient, family, or patient representative and performs clinical interventions under the delegation of a physician/ mid-level provider, while reporting to dyad leaders or clinical lead for daily operational issues.

Consistently provides the highest level of patient care and supports the needs of the patient, practice, and clinical team; while maximizing patient satisfaction, providing safe and cost-effective care, and performing at the highest level of their credential.

• Assists providers in exam procedures in a professional, safe, and competent manner; maintaining sterile technique when applicable
• Maintains current clinical competency, knowledge, and skills specific to the population of patients to whom care is administered
• Demonstrates ongoing professional growth and provides documented evidence of participation in continued educational offerings
• Collects, reviews and documents patient's current subjective health status and history. Completes initial Review of Systems consistent with reason for visit/chief complaint
• Is knowledgeable in the appropriate rooming and preparation of patients to be seen in the practice
• Accurately documents subjective history and complaints, vital signs, and any interventions performed in the medical record according to hospital and practice standards
• Attains/maintains competency in point of care testing performed within the practice
• Attains/maintains competency in interventions performed within the practice and performs these interventions according to practice policy/protocol in order to enhance efficiency. May include, but not limited to EKGs, vital signs, PPD planting, phlebotomy, simple wound care and dressing changes, suture and staple removal, respiratory function testing, ear lavage, and splinting
• Demonstrates competency in safe medication administration; strictly adhering to the medication administration policy
• Immunizations are scheduled, administered per CDC recommendations, and documented per practice guidelines
• Accepts telephone orders according to practice protocols, documents these orders utilizing read-back method to prevent error, and completes orders in a timely fashion
• Refills medication prescriptions per office protocol, regulations, or refers to Clinical Practice Lead as appropriate
• Completes orders per provider direction or JPP, safely, in a time-effective manner, supported by appropriate documentation
• Participates in maintenance of working environment (e.g., cleaning, stocking of rooms) daily or as necessary. Maintains cleanliness of room per infection control policy
• Identifies and documents patient(s) readiness to learn, barriers to learning, and preferred method of education. Provides educational materials based on these findings
• Ensures that supplies and equipment inventory is adequate to meet practice needs; paying attention to integrity of equipment and expiration dating of supplies
• Follows appropriate procedure for obtaining and returning/cleansing/disposing of equipment and supplies per infection control policy
• Ensures all specimens are accurately labeled and processed correctly per policy
• Reviews provider messages/desktops in a timely manner; independently completing tasks within MA's job responsibility per practice and relaying relevant information to provider as appropriate
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability of any errors by reporting to supervisor and per policy
• Utilizes appropriate personal…