Medical Assistant
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: February 2, 2025
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Job Description:
General Summary of PositionDepartment: Goldstein & Associates
Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Non-exempt Schedule: Monday -
Friday, 7:30am - 4pm - Job Summary: MedStar Health is looking for a
Medical Assistant to join our team! We are looking for a certified
Medical Assistant with excellent customer service/patient
interaction skills. The Medical Assistant will perform clinical and
administrative duties in an ambulatory care setting under the
supervision of a physician/provider and/or a registered nurse.
Duties may include venipuncture, medication and vaccine
administration, measurement, and documentation of vital signs, and
assisting providers with patient exams, and telephone and clerical
support. - Position may float to other sites/locations within the
system Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the
Baltimore-Washington metro region also recognized as one of the
"Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar
Health can be your next great career move! Primary Duties: - - - -
- - - -Assists providers with patient preparation, office
procedures, examination and education of patients. Supports the
clinical care team, assuring optimal best-practice patient flow;
manages patient volume. Reviews and prepares for scheduled patient
visits. Screens all patients for preventative care needs, ongoing
support, barriers to care, safety concerns, and potential fall
risk. Conducts surveillance for transitions of care,
urgent/emergent care, or follow up tasks. Conducts motivational
interviews including patient screening/ coaching on disease
management, motivation to change, learning care needs, and
community outreach needs. Identifies potential behavioral health
needs of patients and notifies provider of findings. - - - - - - -
- -Reports actual/ potential problems concerning patients, families
and associates. Participates in performance improvement initiatives
to improve care quality and safety. Attends training for safety,
infection control, etc. Ensures ongoing compliance by maintaining
and auditing temperature logs, ensuring medication supplies are
current/unexpired, checking and maintaining emergency equipment,
area free of clutter, and other related tasks. Participates in
population management activities including an awareness of the
populations served and engages the patient in self-management
support, care/health goal setting, pre-visit planning, and the
capturing of information that leads to health care improvement
activities. - - - - - - - - -Performs selected patient/ laboratory
testing, including Point of Care Testing, tuberculosis skin
testing, electrocardiography, pulmonary function tests, vision and
hearing testing. Removes sutures/staples. Documents activities in
the patient's electronic medical record (EMR). Performs required
patient follow-up: to include pap smears, Pb levels, HIV,
mammograms, and STD's. Collects and processes specimens, completes
requisitions, and documents. - - - - - - - -Provides escort and
assists with patient discharge activities. Provides chaperoning.
Fulfills infection prevention and environmental responsibilities as
assigned. Updates appropriate records of scheduled equipment
maintenance and manages drug and medical supply inventories.
Provides telephone screening services to gather information from
patients, determine appropriate disposition and document per
established telephone screening protocols. - - - - - - - - -May
insert intravenous catheter for physician initiated IV fluid
therapy or administration of intravenous medications. May insert,
remove, and monitor urinary catheter for procedures and prepare and
administer oral drugs and injections limited to intradermal,
subcutaneous, and intramuscular. May perform phlebotomy. Utilizes
the EMR to propose patient medication refills for provider
approval. Completes requisitions for tests. Contacts insurance
companies for Pre-authorizations for patient medications and
specialty referrals including insurance authorization. -
Qualifications: - - - - - - - -High School Diploma/ GED. - - - - -
- - -Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association
of Medical Assistants. - - - - - - - -Basic Life Support (BLS). - -
- - - - - -Experience working in an ambulatory care medical office
or equivalent. - - - - - - - - -Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
through American Medical Technologists within 1 Year. - - - - - - -
-Externship in a medical or ambulatory health setting strongly
preferred. - - - - - - - - -Completion of an accredited Medical
Assistant program preferred. - - - - - - - -Completed externship
program at medstar health may be substituted for experience in
ambulatory care medical office. - - - - - - - - -For Cardiology
offices only: -6 months experience working in an ambulatory care
medical office or equivalent, OR Bachelor's degree in exercise
physiology/science, OR related major or successful completion of a
cardiac technician course preferred.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Minimum Qualifications
This position has a hiring range of $19.17 - $33.08
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Keywords: MEDSTAR HEALTH, Bethesda , Medical Assistant, Healthcare , Bethesda, Maryland
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