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JOB TITLE: Certified Medical Assistant (Spanishspeaking required)
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Responsible for performing or assisting with a variety of tasks in a clinical setting including: patient preparation sterile techniques instrument care medications and procedures. Communicates with patients dialysis centers Physician offices and testing facilities.
SUPERVISOR: Clinical Director
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs explaining treatment procedures to patients preparing patients for examination and procedure educating patients and completing PAD testing.
2. Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the preop/postop areas running smoothly.
3. Instruct patients about medications prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician authorize drug refills as directed telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy.
4. Prepares preop area for patient visits; measures vital signs obtains blood glucose check for Diabetic patients data collection and appropriately documents information.
5. Document current medications the patients are taking in the medical record.
6. Instructs patient how to prepare for the physician (assisting as necessary).
7. Anticipates/sets up special equipment and/or supplies needed for the visit/procedure.
8. Alerts the assigned RN when patient is ready for procedure and communicates pertinent clinical information.
9. Assists patient through checkout process when visit is complete.
10. Cleans and prepares room for next patient.
11. Responds to needs to expedite visits and keep on schedule.
12. Assists the RN/Physician with patient care during the visit.
13. Adheres to hand hygiene and standard precaution guidelines.
14. Provides care appropriate to age group of patients in practice setting and documents data per practice protocols ageappropriate vital signs measurements.
15. Perform other duties as required.
EDUCATION:
1. Certification required
2. High school diploma or equivalent
3. Prior health care experience and/or training is preferred.
Benefits:
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color creed sex religion marital status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition parental status sexual orientation veteran status genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation benefits training promotions transfers layoffs etc.Furthermore our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multicultural organization.
Full-Time