Medical Assistant

Overview

We are looking for a Rockstar Full-Time Medical Assistant! $500 Sign-on Bonus!

Spanish Preferred

Are you passionate about children's healthcare and want to make a positive impact on their health and well-being? We are too! Come join our Loving Care Pediatric Associates Family! We are hiring for Medical Assistants at a medical office near you.

• Full Time - Days:
  Monday to Friday 8:15 am – 5:15 pm;
  Every other Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Perform quality team-based patient care under the direct supervision of a clinician for both clinical and administrative functions to promote health and wellness in a safe and friendly environment. Supports clinician and care management teams in the maintenance of chronic disease management, examination, and treatment of the pediatric patient population. Specialty trained as applicable.

• Maintain high quality patient experience: welcome patients; ensure a safe patient environment, office and exam room cleanliness, and appropriate supplies and equipment for patient care in adherence to infection control policy and procedures.
• Perform and document patient intake vitals including height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rate; repeat and notify clinician of any abnormal findings.
• Interview patient based on age appropriateness and/or specialty needs with accurate documentation; update medical records to include chief complaints, current medications with drug name, dosing, route, medication and food allergies with reaction and severity, vaccine, medical, surgical, family, social histories, barriers to care and home status. Obtain necessary medical records, consultation notes, hospital inpatient and/or ED discharge records, diagnostic and laboratory results for clinician review and treatment follow-up as needed.
• Prepare patient for clinician examination, ensure clinician orders are performed and accurately documented. Assist with age-appropriate vision, hearing screenings, electrocardiograms with repeats as needed, suture removal, ear lavages, urine cauterization, ear piercing, wound care, specialty procedures and emergency response under proper clinician supervision.
• Perform and document vaccine and medication reconciliation with patient and state registry; provide written vaccine information statements, and education of patients/parents prior to vaccine and medication administration.
• Ensure vaccine cold chain management with proper handling, storage, preparation, and administration to include reporting vaccine excursion.
• Perform proper patient identifiers and vaccine/medication administration to include intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections with post-observation.
• Complete patient follow-up and tasks to meet patient needs, including answering phones, handling correspondence, processing prescription refills, providing clinician with necessary information, obtaining medication preauthorization, assisting with patient referrals, completing forms (DME, therapy, school clearance, sports and medication forms), and arranging home or hospital care, procedures and follow-up appointments.
• Perform phlebotomy, collect and process lab samples with documentation and report to clinician as outlined per policy.
• Contribute as an essential member of the patient-centered medical home team and perform to the organization’s best practice standards, quality, and KPIs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• EDUCATION
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  High School Diploma or equivalent required. Experience may be commensurate with education.
• EXPERIENCE
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  Minimum 1 year of Medical Assistant experience with MA Diploma/Certification in a healthcare setting preferred.
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
  : MA Diploma/Certification required OR a minimum of 3 years MA experience will commensurate Diploma/Certification requirement. Active BLS certification required.
• Valid Driver’s License required at hire, and for the duration of employment.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
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  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and customer service skills to support and reassure pediatric patients and their families.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with…