Medical Assistant - Certified - Float

Position: Medical Assistant
- Certified
- Float

Location: Richmond, IN

Job :210

# of Openings:1

Medical Assistant
- Certified
- Float

Under the direction of Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) Provider(s) and Practice Supervisor, the Medical Assistant-Certified-Float will work at all NHC locations. This position assists the Provider(s) with patient procedures and may perform routine laboratory tests. This individual works hand-in-hand with the Provider(s) and Practice Supervisor(s) to achieve quality outcomes for the patient.

• Full-time, 40 hours per week

• Beginning at $22.22

• No supervisory responsibilities

• Maintains strict confidentiality of patient and organizational information.
• Documents so anyone reading can understand the story; if you didn’t document, it didn’t happen.
• Embraces change, as change is constant. Has a mindset that is open to new knowledge and perspectives.
• Never stops learning and growing. Inspires growth in others.
• Presents a positive attitude.
• Holds oneself and others accountable. Focuses on doing things right and doing the right things.
• Supports team by recognizing and celebrating successes and failures, giving credit publicly, actively participating in team activities, treating team members with respect and dignity.
• Perseveres to the finish.
• Assists, where needed, to meet the needs of the organization, even if it’s not a task that is part of your normal routine. (Examples: office cleaning, shoveling snow off the sidewalk, attending an outreach event, assisting in another clinic) You will not be requested to complete any tasks outside of your scope of practice.
• Ensures compliance with all organizational policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Patient Care:
  Escorts patients to exam room, checks vital signs, measures weight and height, interviews patients to assess needs, records reason(s) for visit, and records current medications. Instructs patients on how to prepare for exam. Completes routine forms as appropriate (school, physical, immunization records, etc.) Ensures chart documentation is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with practice policy and procedures.
• Assisting with Exams:
  Prepares exam rooms by cleaning rooms between patients and ensures room is stocked with the appropriate supplies. Assists provider during physical exams and procedures, by providing equipment, instruments, and support.
• Medication Administration:
  Under the supervision of a provider, they may administer medications and injections. Maintains sample medication inventory and appropriate documentation.
• Specimen Collection: perform venipuncture, collect urine, and obtain other samples for lab testing.
• Setting up and performing procedures:
  Sets up and assists provider with patient procedures such as suture removal, wart and mole removal, pap smears, minor surgeries, etc. Also administers electrocardiograms (EKG) , injections, immunizations, vision and hearing tests, venipuncture, and cerumen removal/ear irrigation per policy.
• Sterilization:
  Sterilizes instruments and exam rooms to maintain a safe environment.
• Wound Care:
  Changes dressings and assists with sutures under supervision of provider per policy.
• Patient
  
  Education:
  
  Triages patient phone calls and relays education to patients on medications, treatments, and self-care verbatim from the Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant.
• MAs (certified and non-certified) are to only perform tasks or duties listed as assigned, and that fall under their scope of practice, per NHC policy.

• Performs lab duties in accordance with needs of patients and as directed by the…