MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Dr. Wigton
22 days ago
Cincinnati
Job DescriptionMEDICAL ASSISTANT - DR. Wigton Full-Time employment, Monday-Friday. Position is based out Anderson. Travel to Ft. Thomas, Lawrenceburg, Sharonville, Western Hills, Mason.Complete Job Description Below ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Position Summary:Responsible for general MA functions such as H&P, communication with physicians and staff, as well as cleaning rooms. Handles physician messages. Position Responsibilities/Standards: • General, • Attend department, clinic or company meetings as required, • Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns, • Consistently work in a positive and cooperative manner with fellow staff members., • Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary., • Attend required annual in-service programs., • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all company policies and procedures., • Adheres to established facility safety requirements and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. Identifies potentially unsafe situations and notifies supervisor., • Specific Duties, • EMR intake completed at time of service, • Escort patients to room, • Review H&P for new patients and/or new problems. Requires completion prior to physician seeing the patient, • Medical assistance as needed (casting, suture removal, draw injections, record prescriptions, start IV's), • Give instructions to patient with regard to issues with casts, • Assist with physical therapy requests, off work requests, school notes, • Assigning coding procedures performed and diagnosis determined by physician. Document on encounter form, • Reviews encounter form for completeness and accuracy of coding, assuring all procedures and supplies noted, • Receive and reply to medical related messages and prescription requests from patients. Record in patent record, • Communication with physicians and staff, • Responsible for compliance of OSHA regulations - bio-hazardous disposal, • Order medical supplies as needed, • Assist with medical records filing when necessary, • Disposal of expired medications, • Facilitate scheduling outpatient testing and pre-certification for MRI, CT, Bonescan, Dexascan and other tests as necessary, • Assures exam rooms and clinic work areas are clean and tidy at all times for the next scheduled clinic, • Travel to other locations as needed, • Assist with scheduling outpatient testing and pre-certifications, • Obtain the readings for MRI and X-Rays for the physician to review and diagnose. May require travel and follow up with local radiologists, • Contact the ancillary services to align follow up care and promote the communication between all parties, • Develop a streamline process for the message, written or verbal, to patient after review with the physician, • Any additional duties as assigned by the manager Physical Requirements: • Physical requirements for the position include the ability to frequently hear and communicate orally, see up close and at a distance, read and comprehend, stand, sit, walk, reach, handle, and/or feel objects., • Position requires employees to work in close quarters, and on their feet 4-5 hours or more, at a time., • Must be able to climb, pull, push, squat and/or kneel., • Ability to demonstrate exercises properly without limitations., • Maximum unassisted lift = 50 lbs., • Average lift 25-50 lbs.