Medical Assistant
North Carolina Community Health Center Association
- Lillington, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Medical Assistant is expected to work with the Medical and Laboratory Directors to improve the quality and efficiency of nursing and lab services; the Medical Assistant will receive supervision from the physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants.
- Gives direct clinical care to assigned patients in conformance with medical techniques and procedures as stated in Policy and Procedure Manual.
- Carries out patient’s plan of care within health center policy, procedures, and legal limitations.
- Carries out proper procedure for basic life support, fire, disaster, and infection control.
- Actively participates in cost containment by conserving supplies and equipment and initiating patient charges.
- Attends required meetings and participates in in-services and continuing education programs to keep current of trends in nursing care.
- Participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality of nursing care provided.
- Implements the outlined plan of care, consistently, effectively to maintain the patient at the highest achievable level of health.
- Works in collaboration with patients’ providers to share information relevant to the patient’s changing plan of care, questions, and seeks clarification of unclear providers orders.
- Adheres to and enforces health center and nursing policies and procedures relating to the safety of patients and employees.
- Recognizes life-threatening situations and responds appropriately.
- Adheres to the delegated criteria of Laboratory, X-ray and Medical Acts policy and procedures.
- Performs other necessary duties as required to meet the goal of providing primary health care services.
- Performs proficiency testing on laboratory equipment as required by the Medical and Lab Directors. specimens, cost effectiveness of tests, etc.
- Performs quality control procedures on all laboratory equipment in accordance with OSHA, CLIA, CQI and other applicable standards.
- Maintains adequate inventory of laboratory supplies and ensuring that all supplies are viable before use in patient testing.
- Assists in obtaining and maintaining NCQA PCMH recognition.
- Follow proper procedure for providers to receive test results both normal and abnormal.
- Participates in performance of OSHA Infection Control and Safety and adheres to the policies and procedures.
- Performs other necessary duties as required by the health center to meet the goals of providing primary healthcare services.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Completion of an approved program of training for Medical Assistants.
- Experience in public health and / or outpatient services.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to communicate with patients and family members of various educational, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics and algebra.
- Ability to participate in problem solving and implement appropriate steps for problem resolution under the providers supervision.
- Ability to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to exercise sound judgement.
- Competency required in the areas of communication, excellent verbal and written skills, and ability to perform duties per age specific nursing / lab protocols.
- Knowledgeable of Medicare and regulatory and credentialing criteria and standards.
- Knowledge of safety standards, spread of organisms, and the adult learning process.
- CPR certified.
- Registered and/or Certified Medical Assistance.
- Ability to operate basic office/medical equipment.
- Ability to assess and visually present data.
- Ability to deal effectively with stress and to work under pressure. Word processing and general computer skills.
- Must be able to perform phlebotomy.
- The physical/mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
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