MEDICAL ASSISTANT- Full Time

Responsibilities Come and join the RMC Family! We have been in the community since 1935. Our mission is to provide comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Riverside Medical Clinic is the best place to work, practice medicine, and receive care. SUMMARY: Responsible for covering clinical offices based on operational need. Assists in the examination of patients under the direction of a Physician or Allied Health professional, and in accordance with M.A. scope of practice. Thorough knowledge of infection control and aseptic techniques. Responsible for maintaining smooth patient flow by accurate assessment of patients’ needs, thorough attention to physician orders and properly scheduling and follow-up of tests and procedures performed on patient. Act as an intermediary between physician and patients when necessary to more appropriately use the physician time. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. HOURS: 8:30AM- 9:30PM Qualifications EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED required. One (1) year medical group experience preferred. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS: Medical Assistant Certification and Current AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association certification required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Note: (other duties may be assigned, deleted or changed at any time, at the discretion of management, formally, or informally, either verbally or in writing). 1. Cooperates in the cross training of this position to ensure coverage at all times. 2. Collection of patient data to include record keeping to ensure chart is in order. Logs appropriate procedures and tests. Billing and patient charges are kept current. Tick sheets are done accurately and on time. Patient instruction-injections and scheduled medications are documented accurately. 3. Preparation of Patients to include vital signs, charting, attends to the individual needs of the patient, prepare patient for minor procedures. Ensure that patient has the correct consent information completed. 4. Demonstrates technical skills by following all safety policies and procedures involving patient care, i.e. injections, handling instruments, cleaning wounds, handling body fluids. Practices good sterile technique involving minor surgical procedures and handling injuries, wounds, etc. 5. Explain procedure to patient and family to gain cooperation, understanding, and to ease apprehension. 6. Prepare treatment room for examination of patients; assist physician with procedures; clean examination rooms and sterilize appropriate equipment after use. 7. Administer prescribed medication orally or by injection (per policy scope of service) and document time, dosage and route on patient chart. 8. Perform electrocardiograph (EKG), pulse oximetry, inhalation treatments, and operate other equipment, as certified. 9. Complete all documentation to ensure accurate medical records. Assure that physician has signed chart; review physician orders to verify that all orders have been carried out. Return patient charts to medical records. 10. Inventory and order medical supplies and materials, as needed. 11. Responsible for ensuring all expired sample medications and patient supplies are discarded upon expiration date. 12. Supports and practices the policies and procedures of nursing services. 13. Function in the scope of Medical Assistant practice and Riverside Medical Clinic policies and procedures. 14. Maintains current BLS certification. This opportunity offers the following: Challenging and rewarding work environment Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries Competitive Compensation One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked
276 on the Fortune 500, and listed
275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. *UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to