Medical Assistant
Location: Renton Washington
Description: HealthPoint CHC is looking of Medical Assistant right now, this career will be placed in Washington. Further informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Responsible for back office functions including patient preparation, support of health care providers, laboratory procedures and clinic operations in a manner that promotes quality patient care. Act as liaison between fron! t office and provider for ensuring timely and orderly patient flow.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Prepare and maintain exam rooms, laboratory area and lavatory with supplies before the start of the day, at the end of the day and as needed throughout the day.
Room and prepare patients for exams including chief complaint and vital signs and request reports needed for patient care.
Provide assistance with patient exams, minor surgeries and medical procedures.
Perform laboratory procedures including, but not limited to, venipuncture, hemoglobin, rapid strip, urine chemstrips, microscopic, wet mounts, blood glucose and pregnancy tests.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including, but not limited to, injections, vaccinations, EKGs, spirometry, audiometry and nebulizer treatments.
Triage patients for appointments.
Respond to calls from patients
Order medication and medical supplies! for the clinic.
Ensure lab specimens are properly la! beled, recorded and sent to appropriate outside laboratory.
Complete laboratory control sheets according to HealthPoint procedures.
Fill out lab, x-ray and referral forms according to HealthPoint procedures.
Provide instructions to patients on the use of medications as directed by the Provider.
Provide telephone refilling of medications. Record medication refills in patient charts. Follow up with patient on prescription refills. Process all pharmacy requests.
Track high risk referrals, including all mammograms and schedule diagnostic testing as needed.
Provide instruction in home care and give general health information as directed by a provider.
Send out test result letters to patients and follow up with providers.
Sanitize used equipment with appropriate sterilizing techniques.
Provide liaison between receptionists and providers ensuring timely and orderly patient flow throughout the clinic. !
Follow established procedures for opening and closing the clinic each day.
Participate in HealthPoint collaborative to improve patient care.
Education and/or Experience
High school and certificate from accredited MA program.
Must be eligible for Health Care Assistant certification in categories A, C and E within 90 days of hire.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to HealthPoint CHC.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 05:44:02 GMT