Medical Assistant-Gastroenterology
Nemours
- Jacksonville, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Deliver excellent customer service to the patients/families and other care providers. Focusing on family-centered care.
- Room patients ensuring appropriate documents are with the patient, up to and including required diagnostic reports.
- Performing clinical procedures, to include but not limited to the following:
b. taking vital signs
c. preparing patients for the providers care
d. observing and reporting patient's signs and symptoms * Administering basic first aid.
- Assisting with patient examination/treatment.
- Operate any required medical equipment.
- Perform and collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by provider.
- Administering medication as directed by the provider.
- Perform office procedures including all general administrative duties as required.
- Act as a liaison between support services and other clinical divisions.
- Obtain authorizations according to the patient's insurance policy for any tests, therapies, DME, etc. ordered by the provider.
- Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee's Nurse Manager.
- High School Diploma required. Medical Assistant or equivalent training preferred.
- Minimum three (3) months of experience.
- AHA BLS Certification required within three months of employment and continue to maintain current BLS.
- Medical Assistant Certification preferred.