Medical Assistant

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health seeks a Medical Assistant to deliver essential support in both clinical and administrative areas. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and preferably a Medical Assistant Certificate, along with experience in healthcare settings. The role involves assisting with patient care, managing documentation, and ensuring a smooth patient experience. This is an entry-level full-time position within a community-focused organization dedicated to quality health service in Louisiana.

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma or GED; preferred Medical Assistant Certificate.
• Experience in a medical setting is preferred.
• BLS Certification through the AHA is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient flow and assist physicians with clinical tasks.
• Document medical records accurately according to guidelines.
• Provide clinical support, including vital signs and patient comfort.

Skills

Vital signs

Documentation

Communication

Computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certificate

Job description

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Why a Great Place To Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you

Essential Function

The Medical Assistant provides both clinical and non-clinical support to the physicians and mid-level providers. Assists physicians, providers and licensed staff in the management of patient flow and the environment of care, phone messaging, scheduling authorization of procedures, surgeries, deliveries and other duties that fall within the scope of non-licensed staff.

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place To Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Essential Function

The Medical Assistant provides both clinical and non-clinical support to the physicians and mid-level providers. Assists physicians, providers and licensed staff in the management of patient flow and the environment of care, phone messaging, scheduling authorization of procedures, surgeries, deliveries and other duties that fall within the scope of non-licensed staff.

Clinical

• Measures and records appropriate vital signs, identifies abnormal values and reports findings to the appropriate nursing staff or medical provider.
• Assists with patient arrival to the clinic, schedules new and follow-up patient appointments and facilitates a smooth patient exit from clinic.
• Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policy and procedure.
• Provides for comfort needs of patients with consideration of age and special needs.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinic equipment, including preparation of equipment, testing of equipment for safety prior to use on patient, cleaning and disinfecting of equipment (between patients and at clinic’s end) according to hospital policy.
• Maintains linens, supplies, equipment for clinic use and stocks exam rooms/tables appropriately.
• Properly collects, prepares, secures laboratory specimens for testing and/or transport when necessary.
  
  

Documentation

• Documents appropriately in the patient medical record according to established departmental guidelines.
• Properly navigates Electronic Medical Record to obtain laboratory and radiology results, outside medical records, updates patient demographic data and schedules follow-up appointments.
• Prepares safety reports when warranted or as directed by the Clinic Manager/designee.
  
  

Professionalism And Support

• Demonstrates honesty, promptness, dependability, courtesy and respect in interactions with patients, caregivers, customers, co-workers and staff.
• Consults and keeps clinic manager informed of clinic activities, requirements, and problems.
• Demonstrates ability to manage patient and/or co-worker complaints in a calm, positive, non-judgmental manner, and reports these events to clinic manager on a daily basis.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality exemplified by discussing issues only with appropriate persons and in a place and manner.
  
  

Safety And Infection Control

• Implements standard and transmission-based precautions, per hospital policy.
• Ensures patient safety during clinic visits, per hospital policy.
• Reports any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to Clinic Manager or designee. C
• Actively participates in Quality Improvement Process, including QAPI projects and EOC Rounds.
  
  

Clerical Support

• Participates in the clinic preparation process by gathering appropriate clinical documentation for review by the medical provider.
• Obtains medical records from outside facilities when needed or requested by medical provider
• Scans outside correspondence into the appropriate area of the electronic medical record.
• Answers the telephone and routes calls promptly to the appropriate person.
  
  

Job Qualifications: Req Specific

Education- High School Diploma or GED

Experience- Preferred: Medical Assistant Certificate. Previous medical experience, good working knowledge of procedure and diagnosis coding

Certification- BLS Certification through the AHA

Special Skills/Training-Clinical skills: vital signs, documentation, specimen labeling and transport.Computer skills. Communication and Guest Relations Skills

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do
  
  

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

• To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
• To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
• To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
• To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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