Medical Assistant

Beach Orthopaedics Specialty Institute
Los Alamitos, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$19 - $23 an hour
19 hours ago

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Life insurance

Qualifications

Saws
Medical equipment operation
Patient transfer methods
Copy machines
High school diploma or GED
Fax machines
Faxing
Blood pressure monitors

Full Job Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Philosophy

· Supports the practice’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives

· Performs in accordance with the practice’s policies and procedures

· Follows the practice’s standards for ethical business conduct

· Recognizes patient’s right and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties

· Participates in practice’s meetings, in-services, and activities

· Seeks out additional assignments and duties

2. Work Quality

· Performs duties in an accurate and organize manner

· Adheres to policies and procedures in performance of duties

· Ensures knowledge of job and asks questions when usure

· Completes duties within appropriate timeframes

3. Personal Attributes

· Shows initiative and dependability including punctuality and attendance

· Displays good judgment

· Cooperates and is flexible

· Follows appropriate dress code presenting a professional image

4. Customer Service

· Foster a culture of outstanding patient service showing courtesy in interactions with patients, physicians, and co-workers

· Presents good telephone skills

· Responds promptly to patient needs and co-worker requests

5. Communication and Teamwork

· Expected to be a positive and responsible team leader with a good attitude

· Presents good oral and written communication (documentation) skills

6. Professional Competence

· Participates in learning opportunities

· Shares knowledge gained with staff

· Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities

· Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

· Maintains current CPR certification

7. Medical Assistant Duties

· Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include organizing patient flow and accompanying patients to exam/procedure room

· Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history and vitals

· Document health history, activities medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record

· Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures

· Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advise/instructions to patient

· Cast and splint application and removal

· Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician

· Wound dressing changes

· Prepare injections

· Suture and staple removal

· Phlebotomy

· Callin prescriptions/refills to pharmacies

· Sterile tray set-ups

· Obtain/x-ray reports

· Prepare specimen and orders to send to lab

· Submits referral for MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.

· Obtain prior authorizations

· Submits referrals to other physicians

· Clean and stock exam rooms

· Manage inventory of medical supplies and injections

· Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies

· Compliance with HIPPA, OSHA, and Red Flag Rules

· Prioritizing workload and completes all tasks in a timely manner

8. Qualifications

· Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, patients, visitors, and physicians

· Ability to make decisions and solve problems

· Work effectively as team member with physicians and other staff

· Appropriately interact with patients, families, and others

· Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands

· Must have a flexible work schedule with the ability to work late some days and work through lunch break on busy clinic days

9. Requirements:

· High school diploma or GED certificate, AA degree preferred

· Good communication skills

10. Physical/Mental Requirements:

· Varied activities including sitting, standing, walking, stopping, lifting, bending, reaching

· Must be able to use appropriate body mechanic techniques when making necessary patient transfers and helping patients with walking, dressing, etc. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds.

· Occasional stress from workload

· Must be able to use variety of office equipment including phone, copy machine, writing instruments, PC, fax and medical equipment including stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and cast saw equipment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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