MA CLINICAL SUPPORT

$13 - $18/Yr

Cabin Creek Health Systems - Sissonville, WV

Full-time - Entry Level

Sissonville, WV

About the position

Member of CCHS Care Team responsible for assisting an assigned medical provider during clinical sessions, executing CCHS standing orders and medical provider orders, providing direct patient care and testing, and communicating with patients and caregivers by telephone and in writing. The Medical Assistant communicates with patient regarding preventive care recommendations, chronic care self management and healthy lifestyle choices utilizing advanced training in Motivational Interviewing and the Stanford Model for Self Management. The Medical Assistant 'huddles' with the medical provider at the beginning of the day, planning chronic care visits or preventive care services. Participates actively in weekly Extended Team Huddles to discuss patients with complex needs and monthly Site Staff Meetings. Occasional Travel and being assigned to other sites may be required if the need should arise.

Responsibilities

• Meet with provider to plan the day in brief 'huddle', planning chronic care visits such as diabetes or asthma care focused visits or preventive care visits such as Well Child or Well Woman exams.
• Greet scheduled patients at beginning of all medical visits to obtain vital signs, update and document the problem list, allergies, obtain copies of any recent hospitalizations, surgeries or interventions and document in medical record, including any required ICD-10 coding in the electronic health record.
• Perform medication list reconcilement with documentation of all medications from all providers.
• Prepare patient as appropriate for the examination and medical visit.
• Discuss preventive and chronic care registry measures with patients, executes standing orders for preventive care and chronic care interventions.
• Discuss impact and value of patient's engagement in self management and lifestyle choices.
• Provide CCHS-adopted patient education and hand-outs for patients.
• Assist medical provider during examination, treatment and minor surgeries.
• Administer immunizations and injections per orders and update in electronic health record.
• Coordinate laboratory specimen collection, perform in-house testing.
• Provide special instructions to patient on follow up care ordered by the medical providers.
• Review tasks in the electronic health record from medical providers, execute provider orders and communicate with patients.
• Review telephone tasks in electronic health record from Front Office Patient Service Representatives (PSR's).
• Stock assigned exam rooms and maintain in clean, orderly fashion.
• Perform all assigned responsibilities for program requirements such as Family Planning, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screen Program, Health Check (well-child exam).
• Embrace opportunities to mentor and guide students from a diverse array of schools and programs.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Graduate of Recognized Medical Assistant Program required.
• One Year Experience preferred.
• Basic Medical Assisting skills including performing vital signs, assisting providers during examinations and procedures, administering injections, sterile technique and basic wound care.
• Basic knowledge of chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and depression.
• Good communication/teaching skills with patients and care-givers.
• Good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

Nice-to-haves

• National Certification preferred.
• One Year Experience preferred.
• Stanford model Self Management Skills (training provided by CCHS).
• Motivational Interview Skills (training provided by CCHS).

Benefits

• Salary Range- $13.50- $18.50