Responsible for receiving and triaging patients, determines their needs and assess them accordingly. Performs optimal ambulatory health care to patients. Stocks and maintains exam rooms and Nurse’s stations.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.
- Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition.
- Obtains patient vital signs, including weight, pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.
- Provides routine care for patients.
- Observes patients’ overall health.
- Reviews medical charts.
- Communicates with patients and their families.
- Prepares specimens for lab courier.
- Prepares and assists Medical Provider with minor procedures.
- Assists with patient comfort.
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and medications refills to pharmacy and progress notes to insurance for prior authorizations.
- Schedules procedures/imaging; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
Education: High School Diploma required. Vocational/Technical degree in Medical Office Assistant or Related field preferred.
Experience: EMR and CPR preferred.