Medical Assistant I-Pediatrics

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfills patient care responsibilities, including:
• Performing venipuncture and/or EKGs.
• Checking schedules and organizing patient flow.
• Accompanying patients to exam/procedure rooms.
• Assisting patients with walking, transferring, and dressing.
• Collecting and processing specimens and performing point-of-care testing.
• Preparing patients for exams.
• Assisting physicians with various procedures.
• Taking vital signs.
• Relaying instructions to patients and/or families.
• Answering calls and providing pertinent information.
• Fulfills clerical responsibilities, including:
• Sending and receiving patient medical records.
• Obtaining lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information.
• Completing forms and requisitions.
• Managing charts for completeness and appropriate filing.
• Utilizing EMR system or manual processes as necessary.
• Enters orders into the EMR system or prepares prescription refill requests for physician review and approval.
• Inventories, orders, or re-stocks medical supplies.
• Provides set-up of examination rooms and instruments following proper sterilization techniques and infection control policies.
• Maintains logging systems for refrigeration of medications, point-of-care testing, sterilization processes, crash carts, and others as needed.
• Checks expiration dates on medications and medical supplies, disposing of them appropriately per institution policy.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures, and complying with legal regulations.
• Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements for protection against hazardous substances.
• Assists in the maintenance of medical charts (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms).
• May schedule surgeries/procedures or work with a Surgical Coordinator, verifying times, preparing charts, pre-admissions, and consent forms.
• May perform proficient phlebotomy duties.
• May perform appointment scheduling and registration, including updating patient demographic and insurance information.
• May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
• May check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources.
• May perform and verify pre-certification for procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Venipuncture skills required.
• EKG skills required.
• BCLS certification – Required (Issuing Authority: AHA).
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
• Experience with personal protective equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Completion of Training Certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
• Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
• Three to nine months of healthcare experience preferred.
• Certificate of Medical Assistant training or equivalent.