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Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Job Summary:
The Medical Assistant functions under the direction of the Physician Clinical Lead Clinical Nurse Supervisor Nurse Supervisor and/or Office Manager. Recognizes patients needs and symptoms in advance. Provides care for the patient under the physicians direction. Includes preparing patient for exams assisting during treatments coordinating tests and follow-up care and recording treatment in the medical record. Assists with explaining patient instructions to the patient/family. Demonstrates competency and skills to serve patients of all ages including neonate infant child adolescent adult and geriatric populations. Performs other duties as necessary related to front office registration laboratory testing and radiology functions within a specialty setting.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Clinical and Non-Clinical Duties and patient upon entrance to all necessary registration equipment and rooms and aid physician with treatment of vitals and other duties to prep among various clinical and non-clinical service areas such as lab x-ray and front safety needs of the train other team membersDiagnostic Imaging Duties and radiographic and other diagnostic imaging procedures to assist clinical team and physicians in treatment of the and position the patients for imaging procedures ensuring all proper techniques including radiation optimum views as ordered by the images and review for proper identification and quality train other team and maintain logs reports and documentationLaboratory Duties and start lab equipment daily and maintain daily logs and documentation laboratory tests according to orders and blood samples from patients and perform Point of Care and stock supplies daily quality control and cleaning procedures according to train other team membersPatient relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age gender disease etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural partners with the patient and significant others and/or family (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for setting and purpose (; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and explanation of physicians instructions ); keeping the patient at ease in the physicians office and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of using current clinical practice Work and the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (huddles interdisciplinary rounds); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful inclusive clinical environment.b.B. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team Development and all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment required mandatory education and population specific be asked to serve as a preceptor for onboarding Medical Assistants/students and is an exemplary role model for all staff or students for all disciplines to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling professionalism and creating a healthy work Based Practice and Evidence based practice in regards to safe quality patient care. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes. May serve as practice Safety in data collection poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice and plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e. relevant patient populations). efficient and effective use of human and material other duties as assignedComplies with all Wellstar Health System policies standards of work and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma General or GED General
- Other / Certificate Medical Assisting
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
- CMA - Cert Medical Assistant
Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Must have successfully passed a Medical Assistant credentialing body examination (AAMA AMT NHA or NCCT) with current and maintained Medical Assistant Credential RequiredMust have a current BLS card from the American Heart Association Upon Hire RequiredMust complete the required OSHA training course for operators of radiology equipment within 60 Days Required
Required Minimum Experience:
Work experience in a practice setting RequiredSpecific experience in practice specialty may (and/or will provide training within first sixty days) PreferredPhlebotomy certification (and/or will provide training within first sixty days) Preferred
Required Minimum Skills:
Must be organized and attentive to be able to work quickly and efficiently to assure patient comfort and to communicate and understand verbal and written English language optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer employee should also be able to adhere to the WellStar Credo and Code of Conduct.
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