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Certified Medical Assistant, Family Medicine, Lyndon, First shift

extra parental leave

Remote:

Hybrid

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Junior (1-2 years)

Work from:

Louisville (US), Lyndon (US)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED required, Medical Assisting certification required, One year of medical facility experience preferred, Experience with EKG, injections, and vital signs, BLS certification required.

Key responsabilities:

Obtain patient medical history and vital signs
Administer injections as per physician orders
Maintain clean exam rooms and comply with HIPAA
Report abnormal lab results to physician immediately
Perform other assigned tasks as needed

UofL Health XLarge https://uoflhealth.org/

5001 - 10000 Employees

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Job description

Overview:

JOB SUMMARY:

Medical assisting duties include patient triage, vital signs, patient history, EKG, injections, and using the electronic health record.

Responsibilities:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Obtain medical history, triage patients, record vitals.
Reconcile medication list in EHR
Responds timely and appropriately to tasks.
Gives injections per physician order (i.e. Hepatitis A&B, PPD and flu vaccine)
Reports any abnormal results to physician immediately (i.e. labs, etc.)
Maintains clean exam rooms.
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Adheres to organizational policy and procedure.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED), required.
Medical Assisting certification from a nationally recognized organization. (Such as: CMA, CCMA, or RMA), required.
Medical Assisting Degree, preferred.
Minimum one year of working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office, preferred.
Electrocardiogram (EKG), vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection experience.
BLS through the American Heart Association required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Knowledge

Knowledge of health care field and medical office protocols/procedures.
Knowledge of specific assisting tasks related to family & geriatric medical practice.
Knowledge of information that must be conveyed to patients and families.

Skills

Skill in performing medical assistance task appropriately.
Skill intact and diplomacy in interpersonal interactions.
Skill in understanding patient education needs by effectively sharing information with patients and families.

Abilities