2 full-time (benefit eligible) 40 hrs/week

1 par-time (benefit eligible) 24hrs/week

I. Position Function Summary

Under the direction of the Clinical Nursing Supervisor, the Medical Assistant provides patient care and other related clinical, laboratory, technical and support activities to physicians, midlevel practitioners, and nurses who provide direct patient care at La Familia Medical Center (LFMC).

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interviews and conducts preliminary assessment and triage of patients to determine reasons for visit, obtains health history and checks pulse, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height, respiration, vision and hearing as needed and records data on patient chart; reports any vital sign variations from the last clinic visit to the medical provider;
• Cleans, stocks, and prepares equipment for examination rooms, nurse’s stations, pharmacy, and laboratory as needed; Maintains office and medical supplies, and other materials through timely and accurate inventory and requisition procedures for exam rooms, treatment rooms, and crash cart.
• Assists clinicians and provider with therapeutic procedures, physical examinations, immunizations, injectable and oral, testing and monitoring patients for possible reactions to medications and treatments, and other special procedures; follows up on normal/abnormal patient testing done by outside facilities and inside LFMC.
• Draws venous or capillary blood specimens from patients as directed by the clinician in charge; following departmental procedures for patient identification and labeling of specimens following OSHA guidelines;
• Assists LFMC patients with education efforts, informing patients of LFMC programs; maintaining files with medication, visits, and personal data/information; case management tasks and discharge plan; and scheduling consulting with appropriate clinical and provider staff;
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.

I. Education, Experience, and Skills

• High School graduate or GED certificate required. Graduation from a technical school with appropriate degree and/or certification such as Nurse Assistant/Aide program preferred. Six months related experience is preferred; or any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources.
• CPR certification required.
• Including, but not limited to: basic Annual Safety, Bloodborne Pathogen, Infectious Control, HIPAA Training.
• This position requires a basic knowledge of clinical procedures in order to prepare patients for their examination.
• Ability to use a multi-line telephone, a computer, to multiple tasks within established deadlines, to work under the direction of a provider and follow instructions for work completion, and to take the initiative to resolve patient concerns and problems.
• Ability to read and interpret medical documents and records, write at a moderate level of competence, communicate effectively.
• Fluent in both English and Spanish, required.

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