Nemours is seeking a Medical Assistant (Primary Care - Maitland), FULL-TIME, to join our Primary Care Float team in Maitland, Florida.
Nemours primary care practices provide a kid-friendly, family-centered pediatric primary care experience for families in Central Florida. With 18 primary care and three urgent care practices conveniently located throughout the region, we provide quality, professional pediatric services with special attention on preventive care and whole-child wellness.
This is a medical assistant (MA) position on the MA float team. This position allows for skills growth and exploration within many of our primary care clinics. This position requires travel to multiple Nemours primary care sites within the Central Florida area. Provides professional clinical care for patients in a primary care office setting, following established standards of care and practices including the coordination of patient flow.
Responsibilities
1. Responsible for patient flow of clinic.
2. Greet patients and families and prepares them for provider examination.
3. Obtain vital signs.
4. Obtain and prepare laboratory specimens.
5. Performance of in-office laboratory test and entering results into EMR.
6. Administer immunizations according to guidelines.
7. Administer prescribed medications including oral, injectable, and inhaled.
8. Maintain and review patient's EMR, and other information, ensuring accurate documentation is available for providers' reviews.
9. Check laboratory results, post tests, and exam results in chart as required.
10. Follow up on cultures, labs, and outside testing ordered.
11. Prepare equipment and rooms and assist physician during treatments, examinations, procedures, and testing of patients.
12. Keep exam rooms clean and stocked with all needed supplies.
13. Ensure provider's orders are carried out.
14. Arrange for patient diagnostic testing at outside facilities.
15. Schedule referrals for appointments, home care, radiology, and other requests.
16. Call pharmacies for prescription orders/refills.
17. Ensure medications and immunizations are safely stored in an appropriate area as designated by law and departmental policy, and that medication and immunization expiration dates are evaluated on a monthly schedule.
18. Answer and respond to phone calls as needed and according to established guidelines.
19. Schedule patients according to need.
20. Answer or return calls in a courteous and timely manner and document calls according to established guidelines.
Job Requirements
* High School Diploma required.
* Certification by American Association of Medical Assistants preferred.
* Must obtain BLS Certification within 90 days of hire date and continue to maintain as required.
* Travel to multiple primary care locations required.
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