Medical Assistant Certified
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Summary
The Workforce Health Medical Assistant is dedicated to promoting health and safety for all CRH as well as non-employees, such as students, residents, volunteers, and contractors. This is achieved by facilitating an Employee Health Program that focuses on disease detection, prevention, and treatment; following up on employee illnesses and injuries; conducting health screenings; ensuring compliance with annual medical surveillance; and promoting a safe work environment.
The Medical Assistant (MA) works under the direct supervision of a physician or Advanced Care Practitioner, with decision-making limited to established parameters regarding work expectations, quality standards, priorities, policies, and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis by Medical Assistance. Any other duties as needed to drive the vision to fulfill the mission and abide by the values of the organization.
+ Responsible for rooming patients and preparing them for examination
+ Takes patients vital signs which include blood pressure, height, weight and documents in EMR
+ Updates patient medical record including medications, allergies, past medical & surgical history
+ Preps procedure room for minor procedures and assist with those procedures as needed.
+ Prepares exam rooms for provider dependent on appointment type.
+ Cleans exam room and beds after each appointment and restocks medical supplies daily.
+ Assist physicians and Acute Care Providers with patient examinations.
+ Draw blood, perform EKG, SWAB test and any additional clinical test within the clinic.
+ Manages physician orders by submitting to appropriate departments, such as imagining, labs, scheduling surgeries, of referral to specialist. Confirm that all orders are completed, and that results have been returned.
+ Obtain Prior Authorizations as needed.
+ Able to check in patients, register patients, verify insurance, scan documents in patient charts, answer phones, return phone calls, and schedule appointments.
+ Presents strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
+ Provide Administrative support for the Workforce Health clinic, ie answering and directing phone calls, emails and faxes; scheduling and confirming appointments, greeting visitors, ascertaining purpose of visit and directing them accordingly
+ Maintains and enters patient data into files and automated databases to store and process employee and nonemployee data such as personal information, medical records and CRH orientation onboarding forms.
+ Provides new hire and annual mask fit testing and training for personal protective devices as required by licensing agencies.
+ Administer employee drug and alcohol testing in accordance with CRH drug free workplace program
+ Administration of COVID annual Influenza and COVID immunizations records and compliance for employee/non-employees. Ensure vaccine program compliance as directed by HFAP, OSHA, CDC and other regulatory agencies, to include Hepatitis B, Tetanus and MMR
+ Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-service
+ Exhibits a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
+ Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Education and Experience
Minimum Required Education: Certified Medical Assistant
Preferred Education: N/A
Experience: One year of Medical Training Preferred but not required
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Medical Assistant Certification. CPR/BLS certification upon hire or within 90 days of start in position.
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