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Utilizes medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and health care staff under the supervision of a physician or nurse.

Responsibilities:

+ Assists with performing screening and treatments by gathering information related to health maintenance, collecting specimens and documenting patient care.

+ Updates health maintenance at patient visit, accurately identifies medication changes and updates allergy information at each visit.

+ Monitors and communicates changes in patient condition. Administers specific medications under direction of provider.

+ Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting.

+ Maintains examination areas.

+ Assists in pre-visit planning by updating the health maintenance tab.

+ Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Education:

+ Must be a graduate from an accredited Medical Assisting Program.

+ Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.

+ Current demonstrated clinical proficiency.

+ Completion of a clinical externship. (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship).

Languages:

+ English

Certifications:

+ Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.

+ CMA, NCMA, CCMA certification preferred.

Work Experience:

+ Successful completion of CC Externship preferred.

Physical Requirements:

+ Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

+ May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.

+ Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.

+ Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

+ Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

+ Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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