<p>Legal Entity</p> <p>Aultman Medical Group Inc</p> <p>Position Summary</p> <p>The Medical Assistant is a key member of the healthcare team who supports physicians, advance practice providers, and other clinical staff in providing high-quality patient care.</p> <p>Department Summary</p> <p>The primary purpose is to provide clinical support to the physician, provide patient and family education, and work cooperatively with the remainder of the office structure.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Graduate of an approved Medical Assisting Program. </li><li>Obtain and maintain medical assistant certification: (CCMA, CMA, or RMA), within 90 days of hire. </li><li>Obtain and maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) training in Basic Life Support (BLS) utilizing Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) is required. </li><li>Must adhere to office policy of yearly TB testing, OSHA and HIPAA training. </li></ul> <p>Skills</p> <ul> <li>Detail oriented. </li><li>Adaptability to changing work environment of needs. </li><li>Ability to meet and interact with the public in a mature, courteous and professional manner. </li><li>Effective interpersonal communication skills. </li><li>Ability to work efficiently and accurately under conditions of high stress. </li><li>Must be able to work as a team and independently. </li><li>Positive, friendly, and compassionate. </li><li>Must poses the ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment. </li></ul> <p>Responsibilities & Expectations</p> <ul> <li>Checks physician schedules frequently for any add-ons or updates. </li><li>Inspects patient's medical record prior to visit to ensure completeness as well as making sure the results of tests are available. </li><li>Rooms patients in a timely fashion making sure to identify patient and compare with chart. Obtains vital signs, height, weight, and current accurate list of medications and all pertinent information needed for the physician to assess the patient. </li><li>Refills prescriptions according to policy and protocol. </li><li>Correctly make arrangements for various tests to be done. This includes scheduling hospital procedures and out-patient tests. This includes precertification, authorizations, physician orders, communicating with the patient, and putting on physician schedule if appropriate. </li><li>Accurately completes medical forms and correctly completes and routes billing information to appropriate staff (Example disability forms etc..). </li><li>Copies and releases medical records according to office procedures. </li><li>Documents properly and legally in patient's chart. </li><li>Correctly educates patient for all testing and medications that are ordered. </li><li>Returns phone calls to patients by the end of the business day. </li><li>Notifies physician immediately of abnormal lab results. </li><li>Restocks and cleans exam rooms after use according to protocol. </li><li>Uses the EHR to accurately document and inform physicians of patient interactions. </li><li>Any other duties as assigned my Practice Coordinator or Manager. </li></ul> <p>Working Conditions</p> <ul> <li>Normally Monday through Friday with a lunch break daily. Lunch breaks are coordinated with other staff members for adequate coverage. </li><li>May require paid overtime before or after normal working hours. </li><li>Subject to frequent interruptions during performance of duties. </li><li>Expected to adhere to office policy and procedures. </li></ul> <p>Hazardous Exposure Category</p> <p>Category I - Includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for spills or splashes of, or mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues are Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.</p> <p>Physical Addendum</p> <p>Demands</p> <p>Frequency</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Lifting 0-10 lbs</p> <p>Continuous 66% of the day</p> <p>Lifting 10-20 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Lifting 20-35 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Lifting 35-50 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Lifting 50-75 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Lifting 75-100 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Lifting over 100 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Forward Reaching</p> <p>Continuous 66% of the day</p> <p>Overhead Reaching</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Standing</p> <p>Frequent 34-65%</p> <p>Walking</p> <p>Frequent 34-65%</p> <p>Sitting</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Climbing</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Stairs/Ladder</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Bending/Stooping</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Twisting/Turning</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Kneeling/Squatting</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Crawling</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling 0-10 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling 10-20 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling 20-35 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling 35-50 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling 50-100 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Pushing/Pulling over 100 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Carrying 0-10 lbs</p> <p>Frequent 34-65%</p> <p>Carrying 10-20 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Carrying 20-35 lbs</p> <p>Occasional 10-33%</p> <p>Carrying 35-50 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Carrying 50-100 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Carrying over 100 lbs</p> <p>Never</p> <p>Grasping/repetitive sustained</p> <p>Frequent 34-65%</p> <p>Fine motor coordination</p> <p>Frequent 34-65%</p> <p>Vision: Near/Far/Color</p> <p>Continuous 66% of the day</p> <p>Hearing: ordinary conversation/other</p> <p>Continuous 66% of the day</p> <p>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. The organization is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.</p> <p>The organization will provide reasonable accommodations to employees or applicants with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, who are otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation, unless such accommodation would constitute an undue hardship on the organization or poses a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others that cannot be sufficiently mitigated by reasonable accommodation. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment should notify the Aultman Human Resource Department and request such an accommodation.</p>