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Form of workJOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant Department: Clinic
Reports To: Supervisor
Job Summary:
The Certified Medical Assistant, under general supervision, performs the day to day nursing duties for a specifically assigned physician/CRNP/PA through treatment, discharge, and follow-up of the patient.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Triaging patients
- Checking voicemail and returning patient and pharmacy phone calls
- Taking hospital and ER consults and relay to proper physician or staff member
- Obtaining and updating patient information in practice management system
- Obtaining wound cultures
- Administering injections and medications
- Performing casting (application and removal)
- Wound checks
- Performing suture, staple removal, and dressing changes
- Perform autoclave duties
- Communicating clinical information for outside diagnostic testing (MRI, CT, EMG/NCV, etc.)
- Maintains a working knowledge of the physician's specialty, through CME's and other classes to remain proficient in the related field of nursing.
- Provides patient and family education through handouts and other media sources as necessary
- May be required to work for non-assigned physicians
- May be assigned non- nursing duties as deemed necessary by nursing supervisor
Other activities 5 percent of time: As assigned by Supervisor or Operations Manager. The above specified tasks may not be the only duties assigned. Employees will be required to carry out any other job-related instructions requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.
Activity and knowledge requirements
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Medical Assisting Certification
- Knowledge of medical terminology, abbreviations, techniques and surgical procedures
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Not required for this position
Communication
- Above average communication skills
- Above average interpersonal relationship skills
- Must have strong customer service
- Must have strong attention for detail
Work environment
- Normal exposure to weather and temperature extremes.
- Normal amount of overtime or extended work hours required.
Physical effort
- Normal physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place.
- Normal physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place.
- Normal physical strength to handle routine office materials and tools.
- Normal physical strength to handle 25-pound object, taking frequency into consideration.
- Normal dexterity of hands and fingers.
- Normal coordination, including eye-hand, hand-foot.
- Above average endurance.
Mental effort
- Normal concentration/intensity.
- Normal memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information.
- Normal complexity of decision making.
- Normal time pressure of decision making.
Communication
- Normal verbal communication.
- Normal written communication.
- Normal nonverbal communication.
Sensory abilities
- Normal ability to see, distinguish colors and hear.
- Normal sense of touch.
