Medical Assistant - Carle West Physician Group Infectious Disease

Position Summary:
The Medical Assistant maintains department patient care supplies, ensures timely flow of patients, and assists physicians and nurses to provide optimal care to patients and families.

Qualifications:
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA) within 30 days.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Medical terminology

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Capacity to learn and retain information regarding patient care procedures. Demonstrates compassion and caring in dealing with others.

Essential Functions:

• Confirm correct patient by utilizing AIDET and two patient identifiers when rooming.
• Perform a variety of routine direct patient care duties to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients.
• Maintains patient care environment and supplies to ensure patient privacy and safety.
• Collects and documents vital signs for office patients along with any needed quality metrics
• Enters patient medical history and medication reconciliation into each patient's medical record
• Collects and process patient specimens correctly as directed
• Set up procedure utilizing sterile field and use of PPE as necessary.
• Assist physicians with office-based procedures within MA scope of practice
• Answer patient telephone calls, create telephone encounter and forward to appropriate staff or providers.
• Assist with supply ordering as directed.
• Clean and stock rooms as well as review expiration dates for all supplies.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.