Medical Assistant, Metro IPC ( Bethesda)
Company: GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
Position Summary To assist physicians, nurses, and patients by
providing ambulatory medical care services. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: -To perform this job successfully, an individual
must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. - Other
duties may be assigned. CLINICAL
- Responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of
patients' arrival and room assignment
- Rooming patients
- Accompanies and/or assists patients to the exam room in a
professional manner
- Obtains patient vital signs, including height, weight, blood
pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration
- Pulse oximetry, if needed
- Vital Signs
- Able to perform using manual equipment and Welch Allen spot
vital sign machine and import results to electronic medical record
in a timely fashion
- Assist physicians during examinations and procedures. This
includes setting up the exam room and preparing the patient
- May be required to take patient medical history if an
applicable per department
- Assists in explaining test procedures to patients Ability to
calculate dosages (may be required to demonstrate via passing
yearly written medication exam) Administer medications (oral,
intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, inhalation, rectal,
topical) using proper technique - this duty can only be performed
after the MA has demonstrated competencies to clinic RN yearly, if
applicable per department
- Communicates laboratory and test results to physicians and/or
nurses
- May assist with other support activities, including packaging
and sterilizing equipment and supplies
- Maintains patient areas clean and safe
- Maintains and improves knowledge and expertise through
continuous training Passes yearly Competency-Based Objectives
(CBO), if required by the department
- Must pass all tests in a maximum of two attempts, if required
by the department
- Knowledge and performance of sterile techniques required
- Suture removal is permitted as long as a nurse or physician is
present to assess the wound
- Assist in maintaining patient areas in a clean and safe
manner
- Performs other duties as assigned ADMINISTRATIVE
- Answers phones and triages calls as appropriate
- Schedules patient appointments and procedures
- Takes inventory of supplies, equipment, and medication
- Ensures clinical areas are well stocked
- Ensures expiration dates have not lapsed
- Communicates problems and concerns to supervisors
- Copying/faxing/scanning
- Reports equipment/computer problems
- Provides excellent customer service by demonstrating positive
behaviors towards patients, families/visitors, providers, other
department staff, and co-workers
- Performs QA of equipment and instruments COMPUTER SKILLS-EPIC
- Properly import vital signs into the patients' electronic
medical record
- Properly document medical information
- Generates accurate simple tasks, such as notifying physicians
of PPD and Point of Care (POC) results, etc.
- Able to locate, follow, and document results of computerized
orders
- Able to appropriately document care and services into the
patients' electronic medical record
- Able to pull up schedules and print labels
- Attend IT training
- Attend all training classes to maintain computer skills and
learn any EPIC updates
- Pass all proficiency tests All tests must be passed in a
maximum of two attempts if required by the department Per scope of
work, Medical Assistants are NOT allowed to do the following:
- Medical Assistants cannot call in an RX without a doctor's
order
- Medical Assistants are not allowed to do insulin
injections
- Medical Assistants cannot calculate dosages - Qualifications
Education - - - - - - - - - - -
- High school graduate and graduate from a Medical Assistant
School
- Certification or Registration as a Medical Assistant is
required and required to keep current - Experience - - - - - - - -
- Two to three years of experience in general patient care (i.e.
hospital, physician's office, or ambulatory care setting) preferred
Licensure
Keywords: GWU Medical Faculty Associates, Bethesda , Medical Assistant, Metro IPC ( Bethesda), Healthcare , Bethesda, Maryland
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