Medical Assistant - Float

Northaugustachamber; Augusta, Northern (GA, KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Christ Community Health Services Augusta, Inc. seeks a compassionate Medical Assistant to support clinicians in examinations and routine patient care tasks, while upholding a Christian attitude.

The role includes preparing exam rooms, performing venipuncture, ECGs, immunizations, collecting specimens, and entering data into EMR/GRITS, with emphasis on patient education and administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in routine administrative and patient care duties.
• Ability to document patient history accurately.
• Compassionate, patient-focused with Christian attitude.

Responsibilities

• Confirm and document patient history at intake.
• Assist the medical provider during examinations and procedures.
• Administer injections and immunizations; prepare lab specimens.
• Perform ECG and PFT; administer vision and hearing screens.
• Enter historic immunization records into GRITS and EMR.
• Handle telephone encounters; notify patients of test results.
• Process scanned documents and fax signed forms.
• Educate patients and families about disease processes and care plans.

Skills

Clinical assistance

Venipuncture

ECG

Immunizations

Tools

EMR systems

GRITS

Job description

General Summary

Responsible for performing routine administrative and patient care supportive duties to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients under the supervision of management and clinical staff while displaying compassion, a heart for ministry, and a Christian attitude.

Major Areas of Responsibility

Encounter related

• Upon intake, confirm all aspects of patient's history and document
• Assist the medical provider during examinations and procedures
• Administration and documentation of injectable medications or immunizations
• Collect and prepare lab specimens as needed including venipuncture
• Perform ECG and PFT
• Administer vision and hearing screens
• Call other offices/facilities for records as needed
• Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms routinely
• Entering historic immunization records into GRITS and EMR

Non-encounter related

• Completes telephone encounters from providers and other clinical and administrative staff
• Notify patients of test results Medication refills per procedures
• Review and sort provider mall
• Processing scanned documents per protocols
• Faxing signed documents
• Answer questions and give appropriate information directly or via telephone within the limits of medical knowledge and background
• Provide patient and family education related to disease processes at his or her level; promote patient involvement in the plan of care

Additional Postings available from Christ Community Health Services Augusta, Inc.