Medical Assistant

• Perform a variety of front and back office clerical duties in support of assigned area
• Collect patient data
• Obtain patient medical history
• Perform treatment procedures
• Prepare instruments for sterilization
• Maintain a sanitary work area
• Coordinate and schedule appointments
• Verify medical coverage
• Perform basic cashiering duties
• Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice
• Assist in preparation of patient care to include the admission, transfer and discharge process
• Phone in prescriptions
• Assist the provider with a variety of treatment procedures
• Perform routine non-invasive treatment procedures
• May perform invasive procedures to include phlebotomy, ear irrigation, catheterization, and EKG's
• Administer medication
• Perform basic patient initial screening
• Intake and record vital signs
• Record chief complaints
• Report any changes in condition or behavior of patients
• Enter various data into computer and forms
• Schedule patient appointments
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain a sanitary work area to include patient care rooms, equipment and instruments
• Provide and ensure quality service and customer satisfaction
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care

• High School or GED Equivalent
• MA accred pgm graduate or 2 yrs MA experience on DD Form 214
• UNMH MA Safe Med Admin Course Completion w/in 90 Days
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

• 1 year directly related experience
• Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Sign-On Bonus Available