Certified/Registered Medical Assistant

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (** **include, but are not limited to, the following)** - Treat staff, practitioners, visitors, and patients with dignity and respect. - Interview patients to include medical history, measure vital signs, performs vision screening, etc. and record information in EHR. - Share information gathered from patients with appropriate team members to assist in more comprehensive care of the patient. - Assist practitioners in performing examinations as needed. - Administer medications per practitioners orders. - Administer injections or immunizations per practitioners orders. - Sterilize medical equipment and maintain it in good working order. - Collect specimens for laboratory and perform routine in-house laboratory work. - Prepare specimens for outside laboratory studies. - Perform simple wound care. - Maintain adequate supplies in exam rooms and ensure exam rooms are clean. - Follow clinic guidelines and protocols and participate in making new ones. - Prepare and perform paperwork and clerical duties as necessary including answering phones, computer entry, etc. - Perform routine diagnostic tests (EKG, etc.) and/or schedules patients for outside diagnostic studies and consultations. - Participate in community health and disease prevention activities. - Participate in the corporation's Quality Improvement Program. - Participate in daily Team Huddles with staff members as required or requested. - Participate in staff development programs and promote team cohesiveness. - Manages personal and staff clinical inboxes. - Participate in the daily huddle - Ensure timely response to appointment messages and requests via the phone and portal - Educate patients regarding PCMH and how the care team can help patients - Participate as a member of a patient's care team - within Team Work - Ensure patients receive a copy of his/her visit summary - Ensure patients leave with an appointment and face no barriers regarding transportation - Ensure patients have an identified primary care provider - Other duties as may be assigned. **EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE** Graduation from an accredited program of medical assisting **AND** one year experience in the medical field or completion of an approved internship program **OR** equivalent combination of education and experience.