Medical Assistant/PSR, Care

About the Role

Riverside Medical Clinic is seeking a Medical Assistant/PSR for their Urgent Care facility. This is a full-time position.

Key Responsibilities

• Cover clinical offices based on operational need.
• Assist in the examination of patients under the direction of a Physician or Allied Health professional.
• Maintain smooth patient flow.
• Accurately assess patients’ needs.
• Follow physician orders.
• Properly schedule and follow-up of tests and procedures.
• Act as an intermediary between physician and patients.
• Collect patient data, including record keeping and ensuring charts are in order.
• Log appropriate procedures and keep billing and patient charges current.
• Complete tick sheets accurately and on time.
• Document patient instructions, injections, and scheduled medications accurately.
• Prepare patients for examinations, including taking vital signs, charting, attending to individual needs, and preparing them for minor procedures.
• Ensure correct consent information is completed.
• Demonstrate technical skills by following all safety policies and procedures involving patient care (e.g., injections, handling instruments, cleaning wounds, handling body fluids).
• Practice good sterile technique for minor surgical procedures and handling injuries/wounds.
• Explain procedures to patients and families to gain cooperation and understanding.
• Prepare treatment rooms for examinations.
• Assist physicians with procedures.
• Clean examination rooms and sterilize appropriate equipment after use.
• Administer prescribed medication orally or by injection and document time, dosage, and route on patient chart.
• Perform electrocardiograph (EKG), pulse oximetry, and inhalation treatments.
• Operate other equipment as certified.
• Complete all documentation to ensure accuracy.
• Assure physician has signed charts.
• Review physician orders to verify all have been carried out.
• Return patient charts to medical records.
• Inventory and order medical supplies and materials.
• Ensure all expired sample medications and patient supplies are discarded.
• Support and practice the policies and procedures of nursing.
• Function within the scope of Medical Assistant practice and Riverside Medical Clinic policies.
• Maintain current BLS certification.
• Cooperate in cross-training for position coverage.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Thorough knowledge of infection control and aseptic techniques.
• Ability to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year medical group experience preferred.
• Medical Assistant Certification required.
• Current AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) certification required.