The Medical Assistant controls patient flow for providers, obtains and documents patient vitals, and performs other patient care and clerical duties.
Requirements
- Greets and escorts patients to exam room in a timely and courteous manner.
- Reviews patient chart to ensure all reports and results required by provider are available prior to exam/treatment.
- Obtains and documents patient chief complaint.
- Obtains and documents patient vitals (i.e., height, weight, BP).
- Assists providers with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
- Administers IM Medications as approved by the MWHC Policy, and ordered by the Physician and directed by the professional nursing/clinical staff.
- Documents all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, medication prescribed, etc., in the medical record.
- Communicates with patients regarding provider advice/instructions within scope of training.
- Performs other duties as assigned.