Medical Assistant - Breast Care Chambersburg and Gettysburg - Days

Provides safe, therapeutic and efficient care and services to patients. Assists in direct patient care, performs treatments, administers medications (if qualified and appropriately supervised), and instructs patients and their families in appropriate care, as directed by their provider.

Requirements

• Obtains and documents reason for visit, patient vital signs
• Collects specimens as directed by provider
• Ensures all patient care areas are adequately stocked with unexpired medical supplies
• Prepares patients for scheduled procedures
• Arranges for patients' ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services
• Documents and processes prescription requests and refills
• Performs basic office procedures, examinations and/or tests ordered by provider
• Provides patients with standard patient care instructions and education
• Obtains comprehensive health information from patient/family members
• Completes pre-visit planning and visit prep according to established guidelines
• Efficiently manages daily patient flow
• Maintains strict confidentiality of patient's health information
• Supports the provider during the visit and patient exam
• Maintains an 80% or higher on all yearly audits performed
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, visitors and staff
• Maintains established policies and procedures
• Maintains the cleanliness of work areas
• Maintains professional growth and development
• Embraces the concepts for ensuring a positive patient/family experience
• Fosters teamwork with coworkers, and providers
• Practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation
• Attends Practice meetings
• Maintains required clinical competencies throughout employment
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of department/entity equipment and supplies; mail distribution
• Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files using knowledge of various computer software applications