Medical Assistant Job at Pathways Health Partners

Pathways Health Partners Leesburg, FL 34748

Job Information

  • Date Posted
    2022-02-14
  • Location
    Leesburg, FL 34748
  • Job Title
    Medical Assistant
  • Gender
    Both
Job Summary:

Medical Assistant: Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and
clinical duties under the direction of a physician.
Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records. Clinical duties
may include, such preparing treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and
cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
General Duties:
  • Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight,
blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient’s chart.
  • Documents patient reason for visit.
  • Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients’ medical
records prior to their appointment
  • Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding
medical records; keeping patient information confidential.
  • Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist physician and physician assistant
in exam rooms
  • Disinfects, cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations; Maintains safe, secure,
and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures;
complying with legal regulations.
  • Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare
sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated supplies
  • Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
  • Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications,
expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
  • Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy
calls.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Job Qualifications:
  • Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent substitute.
  • Minimum Experience: 2 years as Medical Assistant in Primary Care Practice.
  • Minimum Certifications and/or Licenses: CPR and first aid certification required; certification
as a medical assistant (CMA) preferred.
  • Minimum Skills: Experience with EMR, MS Word, Excel, MS outlook.

Skills:
  • Able to speak/write English clearly and make self understood.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Correct grammar, spelling skills, and legible writing.
  • Skills in answering the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner and using a multi-line phone
system.
  • Able to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.
  • Demonstrate compassion and caring in dealing with others.
  • Tactfulness/soft spoken.
  • Demonstrate willing to adapt to change.
  • Be able to prioritize workload while remaining flexible.
  • Confident positive manner and appearance.
  • A medical mindset to understand the theories, reasons, and technical aspects of medicine.
  • Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving
and decision-making.
  • Ability to maintain records
  • Knowledge in the fields of medicine, anatomy and physiology
Skills: Language
  • Bilingual-English/Spanish a plus.

Competencies:
  • Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems time efficiently; Gathers and analyzes
information; Develops solutions; Uses reason.
  • Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification when
necessary; Responds informatively to questions; Demonstrates presentation skills; Participates in
meetings.
  • Written Communication - Writes clearly and concisely; Edits work; Presents data effectively;
Able to read and interpret written information.
  • Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for
additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their
tasks.
  • Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to
handle frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
  • Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Able
to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
  • Professionalism - Approaches others in a polite and tactful manner; Maintains composure and
reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration; Accepts responsibility
for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
  • Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe
conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
  • Must work well with constant interruptions, must have effective organizational, problem solving,
and time management skills,
  • Ability to learn and comprehend information from Procedures Manuals and other materials,
people skills to handle different personalities and situations, a medical mindset to understand the
theories, reasons, and technical aspects of medicine
  • Exceptional customer service and phone etiquette, ability to maintain effective and organized
systems to ensure timely patient flow,
  • Ability to perform phlebotomy and administer injections, understanding the implications of new
information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making,

Physical Demands:
  • Occasionally required to sit.
  • Occasionally required to walk.
  • Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
  • Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
  • Occasionally required to lift moderate weights (25-50 pounds).
  • Finger dexterity required.
  • Hand coordination required.
  • Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust
or focus.
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
  • *accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job
functions.



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