Job Title: Medical Assistant

Job Description

Position Summary: This position functions as a Medical Assistant within the department. The role involves preparing and maintaining exam rooms, preparing charts, obtaining reports and records, assisting with patient flow, and ensuring the overall smooth running of the clinical office.

Responsibilities

• Interact directly with patients in a clinic setting and complete clinical tasks such as obtaining vital signs, phlebotomy, and verification of medications.
• Prepare for office hours by obtaining charts, scheduling tests, and preparing exam rooms.
• Assist with lab tests.

Essential Skills

• Medical assisting
• Rooming patients
• Taking vitals
• EKG
• Charting
• Electronic medical records

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Two years or more of Medical Assistant experience.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Interactive communication skills with the ability to work with physicians, patients, families, significant others, and support staff.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and telephone skills.
• Working knowledge of anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of medical terminology.

Work Environment

The position offers a Monday to Friday schedule from either 7:30 am to 5:00 pm or 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch. This role is within a Primary Care setting with 8 providers, and the candidate will be cross-trained on front and back office duties.