Full-time Medical Assistant
Aledade
- Salisbury, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.