Registered Medical Assistant III (PRN) – Pediatric Ambulatory Care

Place Abstract
Place features as a Medical Assistant within the division, prepares and maintains examination rooms, collects affected person types and medical data, maintains EMR, directs and assists with affected person stream, and ensures the general clean working of the medical workplace. The Medical Assistant III acts as the first clinic useful resource in a multi-specialty clinic; is ready to anticipate and meet the wants of sufferers, suppliers, and staff members.

Job Description

Main Duties and Tasks

Affected person Care Duties                                                                                       

• Interacts immediately with sufferers within the medical workplace and completes medical duties which can embrace acquiring very important indicators, completion of EKGs, phlebotomy, and efficiency of CLIA waived assessments, for instance, HgbA1C testing, being pregnant assessments, and so on. Paperwork appropriately and precisely in EMR.
• Prepares for workplace hours by guaranteeing every examination room is clear and adequately stocked.
• Assists with examinations, procedures, and lab assessments.
• Might administer medicines below the order of doctor or nurse practitioner (this contains vaccines and IM and subcutaneous injections).

Communication and Documentation                                                       

• Directs affected person stream and paperwork precisely in EMR.
• Communicates with suppliers and care groups.
• Routes telephone messages, affected person questions, and phone communications to applicable personnel.
• Assists with care coordination by doing duties outlined below the division tips comparable to finishing normal work, scheduling diagnostic procedures, monitoring affected person ready time in room with follow-up with affected person if higher than half-hour.
• Completes mandatory paperwork and documentation in a well timed method.
• Distributes and collects affected person paperwork and medical data for suppliers.
• Solutions primary questions from affected person/household concerning remedies, analysis and procedures.
• Paperwork point-of-care testing outcomes and medicine administration per division tips.
• Orders and paperwork influenza vaccination per division tips.

Tools and Provides                                                                          

• Displays provide stock, guaranteeing ample provides, tools, or clothes can be found and that they adjust to laws.
• Cleans and shares examination rooms, supplier areas and different medical house. Sterilizes tools, as required.
• Performs quality control for all point-of-care testing in compliance with CLIA, WUSM, and EH&S suggestions and tips.
• Displays and data temperatures for all fridges and freezers situated in medical areas in compliance with VFC and departmental tips.

Different Features                                                                                 

• Maintains required HIPAA compliance, abilities/competencies and participates in in-services, workers packages, persevering with schooling, and cross coaching packages in response to established requirements and Washington College insurance policies.
• Maintains present Medical Assistant Licensure/Certification/Registration.
• Complies with OSHA, state, and federal regulatory sources/requirements.
• Participates in high quality enchancment actions to make sure applicable medical outcomes.
• Makes use of time effectively to arrange for clinic and guarantee environment friendly affected person/supplier stream.
• Serves as preceptor for brand new workers.

Most popular {Qualifications}

• Graduate of an Accredited Medical Assistant program is extremely most well-liked.
• Expertise in a Pediatric workplace or outpatient setting.
• Interactive communication abilities with means to work with physicians, sufferers, households, and help workers.
• Sturdy interpersonal, organizational, and phone abilities.
• Working information of anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of medical terminology, and expertise/information working with digital medical data.

Required {Qualifications}

• Highschool diploma or equal highschool certification.
• Registered or Licensed Medical Assistant with three years of associated work expertise (examples of associated fields embrace army medic, emergency medical technicians, Nurse’s Aide, bodily remedy and nurse technicians, and licensed athletic trainers). Medical Assistant credentials should be obtained from in-person proctored exams from the next certifying our bodies: NHA, AAMA or AMT. In-person proctored credentials from different certifying our bodies could also be accepted upon approval from Human Sources. Substitutions embrace:
  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program (comparable to RN/LPN), or comparable allied well being coaching program with a minimal of 1 12 months of related expertise.
  • Skill to indicate proof of a Medical Assistant certification/registration with profitable completion of certification examination (on-line proctored exams aren’t adequate to satisfy the credential requirement) inside six months of rent date (or inside a shorter time-frame if famous by hiring supervisor).

• Fundamental Life Assist certification (On-line Fundamental Life Assist certifications, these and not using a abilities evaluation part, aren’t adequate to satisfy the Fundamental Life Assist necessities).

Grade
C07-H

Wage Vary
$18.84 – $28.29 / Hourly

The wage vary displays base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade throughout the College. Particular person charges inside the vary will probably be decided by components together with one’s {qualifications} and efficiency, fairness with others within the division, market charges for positions inside the identical grade and division finances.

Lodging

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Pre-Employment Screening
All exterior candidates receiving a suggestion for employment will probably be required to undergo pre-employment screening for this place. The screenings will embrace prison background verify and, as relevant for the place, different background checks, drug display, an employment and schooling or licensure/certification verification, bodily examination, sure vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All affords are contingent upon profitable completion of required screening.

Advantages Assertion
This place will not be eligible to obtain advantages. Please go to our web site at https://hr.wustl.edu/advantages/ to view eligibility standards.

EEO/AA Assertion
Washington College in St. Louis is dedicated to the ideas and practices of equal employment alternative and particularly encourages functions by these from underrepresented teams. It’s the College’s coverage to supply equal alternative and entry to individuals in all job titles with out regard to race, ethnicity, shade, nationwide origin, age, faith, intercourse, sexual orientation, gender id or expression, incapacity, protected veteran standing, or genetic info.

Variety Assertion
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