Medical assistant - ob/gyn (bethesda) - united states, chamdo

position summary 

the medical assistant (ma) is an essential member of the healthcare team providing direct patient care. the ma provides clinical assistance and administrative support to our physicians, midwives and nurse practitioners in the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

essential administrative duties and responsibilities:

assists physicians during examinations and procedures, which may include pelvic exams.obtains patient vital signsadministers intramuscular injections and immunizations as prescribed by the provider.performs a variety of patient testing and screeningperforms laboratory testing as assigned, to include receiving laboratory results and communicating test results to physicians and patients, explaining test procedures to patients and scheduling patientsassists physicians during examinations and procedures, which may include pelvic exams.obtains patient vital signsadministers intramuscular injections and immunizations as prescribed by the provider.performs a variety of patient testing and screeningperforms laboratory testing as assigned, to include receiving laboratory results and communicating test results to physicians and patients, explaining test procedures to patients and scheduling patients for follow-up tests or treatmentscompletes medical forms as required, to includes reviewing charts for accuracy and completeness of necessary dataassists with other support activities, to include packaging and sterilizing equipment and supplies, ensuring that expiration dates have not passedmaintains an inventory of appropriate supplies, equipment and medicationmaintains and improves knowledge and expertise through continuous training, to include cpr certificationensures safe and efficient patient flow and facilitates safe transition of carecommunicates problems and concerns to supervisors and providersassists in maintaining patient areas in a clean and safe manner  

other duties may include:

manages prescription rx task listschedules appointmentsscans information into charts and print information from electronic recordsprioritizes and completes all tasks with documentation and, if necessary, reassign appropriatelytasks or faxes procedural reports, labs & reports to referring physiciansmanages task list and processes messages within the electronic health record

qualifications

education

high school graduation or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

licensure

certification as a medical assistant.

experience

one year of experience as a medical assistant in a fast-paced healthcare setting.experience working with patient records, billing and scheduling in a clinical setting is needed for this position. typing skill of 30 wpm is necessary. experience utilizing a computerized patient scheduling system or computer terminals is necessary. familiarity with medical insurance and medical terminology is preferred along with referral and prescription intake experience.bi-lingual preferred.

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recommended skills

administrationbillingcprclinical workscommunicationcomputer terminals


GWU
Medical Assistants
United States, Chamdo ,Bethesda
2022-04-10
2022-05-09
1232991
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