Job Abstract

MEDICAL ASSISTANT (MA) Position Summary:

Assist in the delivery of care provided to the patients of Aultman Medical Group, Family Medicine of Stark County, as directed by the Primary Healthcare Providers and Patient Care Management team. Staff are expected to be prepared and ready to work in their respective work areas at the start of their shift.

Responsibilities:

1. Rooming patient

• Use two patient identifiers
• Document chief complaint
• Obtain patient history
• Verify/Update medication list
• Ask patient if medication refills are needed
• Verify preferred pharmacy
• Propose medication refills for provider
• Verify preferred facility for outpatient testing
• Obtain vital signs
• Have patient change into a gown if needed for examination
• Prepares examination and treatment rooms with necessary instruments, supplies and materials needed for exam/procedure
• Assist provider with minor surgical procedures and women’s health exams
• Maintain all supplies and equipment used for procedures including cleaning and sterilization

2. Discharging patient

• Complete all tasks ordered by provider
• Document vaccines, injections, POC testing in designated Excel spreadsheet

• Enter required quality codes
• Print ambulatory visit summary for patient
• Communicate return to office, blood work, outpatient testing and referral orders to patient
• If outpatient testing ordered ask patient preferred days/dates/times for testing
• Send message to Outpatient Test Scheduling pool with all information
• If referred to specialist send message to Referral pool with all information