Medical Assistant - Full Time

Riverside Medical Clinic; Riverside, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Medical Clinic in Riverside, CA is seeking a Medical Assistant to support clinical offices and assist physicians and allied health staff. The role emphasizes maintaining smooth patient flow and accurate data collection for tests and procedures.

Responsibilities include preparing patients, conducting basic clinical tasks, administering medications per policy, performing EKGs, and upholding infection control standards. BLS certification and MA credential are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; one year medical group experience preferred.
• Medical Assistant Certification and current BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Cooperates in cross training to ensure coverage.
• Collects patient data and maintains chart accuracy; handles billing and scheduling.
• Prepares patients including vital signs and charting; ensures consent is complete.
• Maintains sterile technique and handles instruments for minor procedures.
• Explains procedures to patients and families to gain cooperation.
• Prepares treatment rooms and assists physicians with procedures; cleans rooms.

Skills

Patient care

Infection control

Vital signs

Clinical documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

Come and join the RMC Family!

We have been in the community since 1935. Our mission is to provide comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Riverside Medical Clinic is the best place to work, practice medicine, and receive care.

SUMMARY: Responsible for covering clinical offices based on operational need. Assists in the examination of patients under the direction of a Physician or Allied Health professional, and in accordance with M.A. scope of practice. Thorough knowledge of infection control and aseptic techniques. Responsible for maintaining smooth patient flow by accurate assessment of patients’ needs, thorough attention to physician orders and properly scheduling and follow-up of tests and procedures performed on patient. Act as an intermediary between physician and patients when necessary to more appropriately use the physician time.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED required. One (1) year medical group experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS: Medical Assistant Certification and Current AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association certification required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Note: (other duties may be assigned, deleted or changed at any time, at the discretion of management, formally, or informally, either verbally or in writing).

1. Cooperates in the cross training of this position to ensure coverage at all
2. Collection of patient data to include record keeping to ensure chart is in order. Logs appropriate procedures and Billing and patient charges are kept current. Tick sheets are done accurately and on time. Patient instruction-injections and scheduled medications are documented accurately.
3. Preparation of Patients to include vital signs, charting, attends to the individual needs of the patient, prepare patient for minor procedures. Ensure that patient has the correct consent information completed.
4. Demonstrates technical skills by following all safety policies and procedures involving patient care, i.e. injections, handling instruments, cleaning wounds, handling body fluids. Practices good sterile technique involving minor surgical procedures and handling injuries, wounds,
5. Explain procedure to patient and family to gain cooperation, understanding, and to ease
6. Prepare treatment room for examination of patients; assist physician with procedures; clean examination rooms and sterilize appropriate equipment after use.
7. Administer prescribed medication orally or by injection (per policy scope of service) and document time, dosage and route on patient chart.
8. Perform electrocardiograph (EKG), pulse oximetry, inhalation treatments, and operate other equipment, as certified.
9. Complete all documentation to ensure accurate medical Assure that physician has signed chart; review physician orders to verify that all orders have been carried out. Return patient charts to medical records.
10. Inventory and order medical supplies and materials, as
11. Responsible for ensuring all expired sample medications and patient supplies are discarded upon expiration date.
12. Supports and practices the policies and procedures of nursing
13. Function in the scope of Medical Assistant practice and Riverside Medical Clinic policies and
14. Maintains current BLS

About Universal Health Services

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