Location: McClendon Medical Clinic
Position: Medical Assistant
Reports To: Practice Manager
Job Overview
A clinical medical assistant's primary focus is to support patient care, from assisting physicians, performing medical examinations to collecting specimens for the lab. As a successful candidate, you will be responsible for obtaining patient records and test results, coordinating daily administrative tasks, preparing treatment rooms for examinations, and assisting our practitioners during medical procedures. A basic understanding of patient care and medical terminology will be a huge advantage for you.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Interview patients and record their medical history
- Measure patients' vital signs, such as their blood pressure and weight
- Help physicians with patient examinations
- Give patients injections as directed by physicians and as permitted by state law Schedule patient appointments
- Collect and prepare samples of blood and other specimens for laboratory tests
- Enter patient information, such as their vital signs and test results, into EHR
Skills/Qualifications
- Vital signs measurement
- Injections
- Computer literacy
- Multitasking
- Medical terminology
Please note this position is posted on behalf of our partner practices. This individual will be working at the specific practice that is mentioned in the above details and will not be a direct employee of Aledade, Inc. so will therefore not be eligible for the benefits available to Aledade employees.