Medical Assistant

MedStar Health - Maryland, United States

Job Title: Medical Assistant

Position: Certified Medical Assistant

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.17 - $33.08

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

Work Type: Remote

Location

Address:

City: Maryland

State: United States

ZIP Code:

Job Responsibilities

Assists providers with patient preparation, office procedures, examination and education of patients.
Supports the clinical care team, assuring optimal best-practice patient flow; manages patient volume.
Reviews and prepares for scheduled patient visits.
Screens all patients for preventative care needs, ongoing support, barriers to care, safety concerns, and potential fall risk.
Conducts surveillance for transitions of care, urgent/emergent care, or follow up tasks.
Conducts motivational interviews including patient screening/coaching on disease management, motivation to change, learning care needs, and community outreach needs.
Identifies potential behavioral health needs of patients and notifies provider of findings.
Reports actual/potential problems concerning patients, families and associates.
Participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve care quality and safety.
Attends training for safety, infection control, etc.
Ensures ongoing compliance by maintaining and auditing temperature logs, ensuring medication supplies are current/unexpired, checking and maintaining emergency equipment, area free of clutter.
Participates in population management activities including awareness of the populations served.
Engages the patient in self-management support, care/health goal setting, pre-visit planning, and captures information leading to healthcare improvement activities.
Performs selected patient/laboratory testing, including Point of Care Testing, tuberculosis skin testing, electrocardiography, pulmonary function tests, vision and hearing testing.
Removes sutures/staples.
Documents activities in the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR).
Performs required patient follow-up including pap smears, Pb levels, HIV, mammograms, and STDs.
Collects and processes specimens, completes requisitions, and documents.
Provides escort and assists with patient discharge activities.
Provides chaperoning.
Fulfills infection prevention and environmental responsibilities as assigned.
Updates records of scheduled equipment maintenance and manages drug and medical supply inventories.
Provides telephone screening services to gather information from patients, determine appropriate disposition and document per established protocols.
May insert intravenous catheter for physician initiated IV fluid therapy or administration of intravenous medications.
May insert, remove, and monitor urinary catheter for procedures and prepare and administer oral drugs and injections limited to intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular.
May perform phlebotomy.
Utilizes the EMR to propose patient medication refills for provider approval.
Completes requisitions for tests.
Contacts insurance companies for pre-authorizations for patient medications and specialty referrals.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Excellent customer service/patient interaction skills
Clinical and administrative duties proficiency
Ability to conduct patient screenings and motivational interviews
Knowledge of infection control and safety procedures

Preferred Skills

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through American Medical Technologists within 1 year
Experience in ambulatory care medical office
Completion of accredited Medical Assistant program
Externship in a medical or ambulatory health setting

Requirements

Experience: Experience working in an ambulatory care medical office or equivalent.

Education: High School Diploma/GED.

License & Certification:

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants
Basic Life Support (BLS)

Schedule:

Not specified

COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

Benefits

Not specified

Supplemental Pay

Not specified

Special Notes

Position may float to other sites/locations within the system.
For Cardiology offices only: 6 months experience working in an ambulatory care medical office or equivalent, OR Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology/science, OR related major or successful completion of a cardiac technician course preferred.

Facility Details

Name: MedStar Health

Description: One of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, recognized as one of the 'Healthiest Maryland Businesses'.

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