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SalarySpecialty: Medical Assistant
Job Description:
Maintains a positive public image for the practice by dealing with patients with a high level of courtesy and respect.
Responsible for assisting the physician with basic office medical functions to ensure a coordinated approach to patients activities.
Works closely with the physicians to ensure expedient, appropriate patient care.
- Performs patient and family education, counseling, and teaching.
- Brings patient into exam room, obtains brief history of complaints, prepares patient for exam and takes vital sign.
- Performs clerical work consisting of, referrals, scheduling appointments with other physicians and facilities, filling out forms, and answering phones.
- Assists physician with exam and procedures as needed.
- Stock rooms, takes care of instruments and autoclaves equipment.
- Assists in the orientation of personnel, with emphasis on nursing aspects.
- Gives injections.
- Attends staff meetings and in-services.
- Assumes charge position as required in absence of supervisory personnel.
- Performs other duties/projects as assigned, or required
Requirements:
- 2+ Years of experience - Required
- Comfortable with phone calls, greetings, processing, mailing, and cleaning - Required
- High School diploma - Required
- MA certification - Required
- BLS (AHA)
