Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Medical Assistant Student will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast -paced healthcare environment while assisting healthcare professionals in providing exceptional patient care. During your program you will be attending classroom/didactic instruction to learn scope of practice for medical assistants in collection of laboratory specimens, collection procedures, medication administration, patient care skills, subjective and objective data collection. You will work along a preceptor who will mentor and precept them in the skills that they are learning in the classroom in addition to real time experiences in the clinic setting throughout their internship. At the end of the 720 hour internship, the medical assistant student will be expected to take and pass a national certification exam for a medical assistant.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Attends all didactic courses established for the Medical Assistant Program.
• With the assistance of the preceptor:
• Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses to room patients, obtain vital signs, set patient up on MyChart and report findings to medical assistant or RN.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to assist in obtaining outside records prior to or during clinic visit as delegated by the medical assistant, RN, or physician.
• Maintains medical records; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies, and processes forms (e.g. FMLA and Short-term disability paperwork) related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients and answering phones.
• Performs in the role of chaperone during sensitive examinations or when requested
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record
• Assist in the transport of patients"
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days of hire

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic typing and word processing abilities.
• Interest in becoming a Medical Assistant at the end of the program.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.