Medical Assistant Trainee
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Job Location:
New London, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Trains to become a Medical Assistant Apprentice. Learns to perform clinical tasks of a medical assistant while preparing for the national certification exam. The MA Trainee is a temporary role for those actively enrolled in the D-H WRI program. Upon successful completion trainees transition to apprentices.
Responsible for learning and practicing clinical duties such as taking vital signs giving injections performing simple diagnostic tests collecting specimens drawing blood sterilizing and cleaning equipment and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills.
- Learns to greet check in patients and notify appropriate provider.
- Learns to prepare patient room and equipment for procedures and and exams.
- Learns to take and record vital signs informing provider of patient vital signs and concerns.
- Learns to recognize and treat emergency patients as a priority assist with patient examinations and treatments.
- Learns to handle patient situations over the phone schedule appointments and procedures with medical Learns to understand limitations in dealing with patients over the phone and involves nursing staff and providers.
- Learns to register new patients and establishes a medical record.
- Learns to prepare patient billings.
- Learns to assist patients by filling out insurance and other forms.
- Learns to instruct patients in preparation for specific procedures.
- Learns to collect and processes routine laboratory specimen.
- Learns to operate and maintain clinical equipment.
- Learns to maintain and use aseptic technique including sterilization disinfection and disposal of contaminated material.
- Learns to clean wraps and autoclaves instruments. Cares for supplies and equipment.
- Prepares for national certification exam.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated strong communication organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work well as a member of a team.
- Computer skills strongly preferred.
- Must be willing to complete all class activities and assignments as scheduled which may include evenings and weekends.
Required Licensure/Certifications
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Clinical Laboratory Experience
- Athenahealth
- Algebra
- eClinicalWorks
- Primary Care Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Medical office experience
- Vital Signs Experience
- Experience Administering Injections
- Medical Terminology
- Medication Administration
About Company
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics are a member of Dartmouth Health, providing healthcare services to patients across northern New England.
