Medical Assistant
Under direct supervision of the provider and nursing leadership, performs a variety of administrative and clinical tasks to assist in the quality and compassionate kidney care provided to our patients.
Essential Functions
- Measurement, collection and recording of vital signs, phlebotomy
- Support function but not limited to answering telephone calls, retrieving medical records from doctor’s offices; recording charts in the medical record; patient intake, appointment scheduling.
- Enter documentation in the patient’s medical record including but not limited to inputting medications, patient demographics and history, care documentation & pharmacy information
- Records patient’s medical history, allergies, family history, social history, reason for visit, and information such as test results, patient complaints, prescription refills and physician orders in the medical record
- Patient intake and check out
- Print/fax lab orders, distribute lab results, reports, etc. to appropriate provider
- Adheres to patient confidentiality standards
- Ensures complete patients registration including verifying consents, demographic information
- Enter data from monitoring and tracking systems
- Additional duties as assigned
- Serves patients and perform patient visits in multiple care settings as defined by role: Including patient home, clinics (where applicable), partner MD space (where applicable) and via telehealth/virtual visits
Minimum Qualifications
- BLS Certification
- Graduate from a medical assistant program Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Medical Assistant Program, OR Graduate of a formal medical assistant program
- 2+ years clinical experience in medical assistant role
Preferred Qualifications
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and problem solve
- Highly collaborative, with experience working on multidisciplinary teams
- Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Hourly Range: $22.25-$25.00
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