Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities that are included in their medical assistants’ job description, common medical assistant jobs are included on the list below:

• Act as a physician’s secretary
• Administer oral and injectable medications
• Assist patients with insurance forms and claims
• Assist physicians and other providers with exams and procedures
• Call or fax prescriptions to pharmacies
• Change dressings
• Clean and maintain instruments and medical equipment, exam rooms and common areas
• Collect data about previous health, medical and surgical history from patients
• Collect specimens for lab tests
• Document in paper or electronic medical records
• Enter data from monitoring and tracking systems such and vaccine and medication refrigerators, sterilization devices and other quality or safety data
• Handle and route office mail
• Manage medical records
• Manage specialty referrals
• Measure patent vital signs (pulse, blood pressure, pulse and temperature), height and weight
• Order medical and office supplies and medications
• Perform billing tasks
• Perform in-office lab tests
• Perform specialized testing such as EKGs,X-RAYS, BMD and others
• Provide patient education as directed by the doctor or other provider
• Remove staples and stitches
• Schedule patient appointments
• Stock exam rooms

Company DescriptionSmall privately own Family Practice

Company Description

Small privately own Family Practice