What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Triangle Area Network Inc?
A Medical Assistant is a skilled medical professional who is responsible for collaborating with providers and nurses in a clinical setting to ensure optimal patient care.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Triaging and rooming of patients.
• Collect, prepare, and perform basic laboratory tests including blood draws.
• Documentation of vitals into the patient record including manual blood pressure, manual respiratory rate, manual heart rate.
• Records chief complaint, medication history, family history, surgical history, and social history as stated by the patient.
• Assists provider as needed during exams and procedures including set up of procedure room.
• Performs point of care testing including but not limited to EKG’s, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, flu test, COVID test, strep test, H. Pylori test, and drug screening.
• Performs pill count per controlled medication agreement policy and contract.
• Provides patient with screening forms and inputs screening results into ECW such as: Mini Mental Examination, PHQ-2/PHQ-9, GAD-7, and Mood disorder questionnaire.
• Fax diagnostic imaging referrals.
• Documents in patient medical record and scans related documentation into ECW in a timely manner.
• Completes call backs to patient with laboratory results or diagnostic imaging results per physician and/or nurse practitioner recommendations.
• Completes medication refills if appropriate and per standing orders.
• Administer intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal injections.
• Maintains examination rooms and ensure examination rooms are stocked, clean, and ready for use daily.
• Signs out sample medication to patient and scans copy of sample medication document to patient chart.
• Secures patient information and always maintains patient confidentiality.
• Schedules patients for follow ups if needed and complete appointment confirmation if assigned.
• Documents patient encounters into EMR (in office and telephone encounters).
• Return clinical phone calls and emails by the end of each day that they are received.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures while complying with legal regulations.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to professional accomplishments.
• Completes point of care testing according to organizations standing orders or as ordered by Nurse Practitioner or Physician.
• Provides education to patients about chronic care management.
HR Reviewed September 2023
• Is familiar with and abides by OSHA Standards, Hazardous Materials, Universal Precautions, use of personal protective equipment, Evacuation, Fire, Disaster, and Safety Plans.
• Other Duties Assigned.