AMG Family Practice South Orange and Maplewood is responsible for providing general direct and indirect patient care in a clinical setting under the direct supervision of a physician. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure functionality of practice operations to provide excellent patient care. Ensures medical facilities run smoothly and works in a clerical, administrative, or clinical capacity, and may even be asked to perform more specialized tasks.
This Certified Medical Assistant position has one late hour a week (can vary from 7-8pm) and a rotating weekend (Saturday only schedule 9am-1pm).
Principal Accountabilities:
- Handles patient intake, updates medical records, and administers appropriate screening tools.
- Records medical information and test results, conducts patient interviews, takes and records vital signs, collects specimens, and administers medication under physician supervision.
- Assists with walk-in and scheduled clinic visits, ensuring verification and recording of clinical data and adherence to quality standards.
- Guides patients through the health care system and helps patients arrive at scheduled appointments on time.
- Taking vital signs: Typically performed before a patient sees a doctor to establish a baseline for future exams.
- Assisting with examinations: Working closely with physicians to perform clinical tasks.
- Collecting and preparing laboratory samples: Instructing patients on how to collect samples or drawing blood.
- Excellent communication, work ethic, active listening, adaptability to working in a fast-paced environment, and maintaining professionalism at all times. Strong written and communication skills.
- Greeting patients: Welcoming patients to the facility.
- Scheduling appointments: Organizing appointments for patients.
- Maintaining medical records: Recording patient medical histories and vital signs in the computer system.
- Cleaning patient rooms: Sanitizing and reorganizing patient rooms between visits.
- Prepping examination rooms: Ensuring the exam room is ready for the patient, including disinfecting equipment and stocking supplies.
- Provides emotional support related to the patient's clinical situation in accordance with the patient's plan of care.
- Assists with referrals of patients to the appropriate specialist for diagnosis or treatment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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