Medical Assistant - Dr. Christjon J. Huddleston, MD
Location: Salisbury, MD
Job Type: full-time
Company: Aledade
Category: Non-Provider
Job Description Apply Now
We are looking for a reliable, multitasker and friendly Medical Assistant/ Front Desk Associate to join our team.
Essential functions as a Medical Assistant:
- Responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of patients’ arrival and room assignment.
- Accompanies and/or assists patients in the exam room in a professional manner.
- Obtains patient vital signs, including height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration. Pulse oximetry if needed.
- Able to perform using manual equipment and Welch Allen spot vital sign machine and import results to electronic medical record in a timely fashion.
- Assist physicians during examinations and procedures as needed.
- May be required to take patient medical history if applicable per department.
- May perform a variety of testing, diagnostic, and screening procedures: including but not limited to strep test, flu test, rapid Covid, Covid PCR, HA1C, EKG, Spirometry.
- Assists in explaining test procedures to patients.
- Administer vaccine to patients per doctor order and determining that patient is eligible for vaccine.
- Medical terminology and some medication knowledge is preferable.
- Addressing patient issues with the patient themselves or another facility, as well as documenting in the EMR.
- Clean and stock patient exam rooms. Let supervisor know when supplies need to be ordered and notifying supervisor when equipment is not working properly.
Essential functions as a Front Desk Associate:
- Check in/out patients quickly and accurately
- Complete insurance verification
- Verify patient demographic information at the time of scheduling appointment and upon check-in
- Monitor and respond to patient and clinical staff messages
- Complete patient outreach
- Answer incoming calls
- Scan incoming documents
- Obtain co-pays and payments
- Maintain clean appearance of waiting area and front desk