Medical Assistant
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Position Title: Medical AssistantDepartment: Clinic-Alpha-Hook-NPPurpose: Supports and participates in the provision of safe, effective and culturally competent care for clinic patients under the supervision of the practitioner. In addition, provides clerical support for clinic operations and actively participates in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities.Report To: Site SupervisorSupervisory Responsibility: No Supervision: The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients, Third Party Payors/Insurance Companies, Auditors/Review AgenciesPOSITION SPECIFICATIONEducation: High school plus additional course work up to 1 yearField Of Study: Medical Administrative AssistantSpecial Training: Basic Life Support, keyboarding, and computer experienceTraining Preferred: ICD, CPT, Best Practices for ImmunizationsLicensure/Registration: Certified or Registered Medical Assistant within 12 months.Experience: More than 1 year experience required.Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. There are some health and safety risks. Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 35% or less of their work day.Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: YesMiscellaneous:Location: GENESIS Health System · Clinic-Alpha-Hook-NPSchedule: Part-Time/Benefit Eligible .9 FTE, Day, 7:30-5:30pm M-TH