Medical Assistant (Medicine Unit)

About the position

The Medical Assistant in the Medicine Unit at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is responsible for providing sub-professional clinical and administrative support in a healthcare delivery setting. This full-time position involves assisting healthcare practitioners, managing patient records, and ensuring the healthcare delivery areas are organized and well-stocked. The role requires a blend of clerical duties and direct patient care, making it essential for candidates to have experience in a patient care environment.

Responsibilities

• Answer the telephone and greet patients.
• Update and file patient medical records.
• Fill out insurance forms and handle correspondence.
• Schedule appointments and arrange for hospital admissions and laboratory services.
• Verify patients' third-party coverage and communicate with them as necessary.
• Prepare patients for routine examinations, including obtaining and recording vital signs.
• Assist practitioners in delivering healthcare services, treatments, examinations, and procedures.
• Perform EKGs, collect blood and urine samples, and conduct vision and audio testing.
• Ensure healthcare delivery areas are stocked, organized, clean, and disinfected.
• Assist with cleaning and sterilization of equipment.
• Provide constant visual monitoring for high-risk patients and document appropriately.
• Instruct employees in resuscitation and life support techniques and maintain training records.
• Attend continuing education programs and re-certify credentials as required.

Requirements

• Two years of clerical experience in a patient care setting such as a medical clinic, hospital, or mental health facility.
• Experience as a nursing assistant can substitute for required experience on a 2:1 basis.
• A certificate from an accredited medical assistant training program can substitute for one year of required experience.
• An associate degree from an accredited medical assistant training program can substitute for two years of required experience.
• College training with nine semester hours in relevant fields can substitute for required experience on a 30:1 basis.

Nice-to-haves

• Current BLS certification.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage including health, dental, and vision.
• Paid parental leave of up to six weeks.
• Paid holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Accrual of sick and annual leave that increases with years of service.
• Participation in various retirement systems.