MEDICAL ASSISTANT

SUMMARY:

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of providers by performing the following duties:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, respiration, performs vision screening, and records information on patients’ charts
• Accurately and completely documents all messages, i.e. name, phone number, reason and signature. Accurately and completely documents interactions with patients
• Provides first aid and/or comfort measures for patients who have simple complaints
• Alerts providers to any life threatening complaints and/or abnormal vital signs
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients
• Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment
• Gives injections or treatments, obtains laboratory specimens, and performs routine laboratory tests
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments. Prepares, stocks and cleans exam rooms and lab
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment. Applies principles of aseptic technique and infection control
• Maintains confidentiality of information
• Performs quality control checks
• Assumes interim responsibility for routine office activities in the absence of the Administrative Assistant including, but not limited to, managing the front desk, scheduling of patients and maintenance of records
• Communicates effectively with patients via phone or other electronic means regarding their health care
• Facilitates any continuum of care to specialists
• Participates in morning huddles and pre-visit chart prep, as needed
• Obtains any consultation notes from outside specialists and submits them to medical records for filing/scanning
• Performs other duties as assigned

This position requires compliance with all of Alivio’s written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Joint Commission standards, all policies and procedures and Corporate Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages and supervises staff listed below, including hiring, training, evaluating and managing performance to meet departmental efficiency and performance measures in keeping with the Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), Personnel Policies and Procedures and prevailing employment laws as appropriate

• N/A

KEY INTERRELATIONSHIPS

• Cicero based health care team

Benefits:

Full-Time Benefits:

• Paid Time off (Vacation, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Leave)
• Full Health Benefits (Medical , Dental , Vision, Disability, Life Insurance. )
• 403B Retirement Plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

OSHA Category 1 – Involves exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

QUALIFICATIONS: