Job Description
Job Title: Travel Medical Assistant
Duration : 13 Weeks
Job Type: Contract
Shift Times: M-F 8-5 Lunch 1-2
Location: Avalon, CA 90704
Pay rate : $22.00/hr
Housing Provided + Overtime Rate up to $10/hr
Housing will be provided by the facility at a rate of $300 per week, a studio apartment or equivalent. Travel to and from the island for arrival and departure will be included.
Job Description:
The Medical Assistant (“MA”) is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and providing care to patients within the scope of practice and will strive to provide these services in a compassionate, professional, ethical, and knowledgeable fashion. The MA assists performing administrative clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records. Clinical duties are under the direction and supervision of medical providers and may include preparing treatment rooms for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
The Medical Assistant works under the general supervision of the Clinic Supervisor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Escort patients to exam rooms and performs all intake vitals and collects necessary information to add to the patients’ chart.
2. Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment
3. Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records, keeping patient information confidential.
4. Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist provider in exam rooms, as needed.
5. Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations.
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS
Be compliant with organizational policies and procedures and related departmental procedures.
Follow all HIPAA regulations as outlined in the HIPAA Policy and Procedure Manual.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Excellent customer service skills for both inter and intra department.
Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality concerning financial and employee files.
Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Serves as an information resource for employees, assembling appropriate reference materials to help them perform their work more effectively.
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Other general administrative duties and projects as assigned.
Physical / Mental Demands
1. The person doing the job works closely with patients in all age categories. Patients are treated with care and compassion and with special regard for age-specific considerations.
2. Varied activities including standing, walking, reaching, bending, lifting. Requires full range of body motion including lifting, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
3. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.
4. Must have the manual dexterity that is necessary to operate a computer, telephone, copier, fax, and other such office equipment and medical equipment, as necessary.
5. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
6. Requires the ability to work in stressful situations.
7. Fast and continuous work pace with variable workload
8. Interactions are subject to many interruptions from multiple calls and inquiries and potentially emotional situations involving accidents, injuries and/or death.
9. Handles emergency/crisis situations in accordance with policy.
10. Potential risk of exposure to hazards from bloodborne pathogens and infectious diseases
11. Potential risk of exposure to hazards from chemicals (toxic and non-toxic, flammable materials gas and electrical or radiant energy or equipment with or without moving parts).
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
High School Diploma/GED required. Assoc. Degree/College Diploma preferred.
Completion of an accredited program of training as a Medical Assistant or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE
One year of experience performing medical assistant duties as noted above, preferably in a small outpatient clinic.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Current Medical Assistant Certification Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS)
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