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Job Description: POSITION SUMMARY: Provides general patient care and basic patient education as directed by providers. Performs duties which indirectly support patient care such as PCMH quality measures (prevention & disease), in-house practice services (medical, dental, and behavioral health), recordkeeping, routine laboratory duties, general equipment maintenance, immunizations, and maintaining site supply & medication inventories. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Skill in assisting with medical procedures, applying sterile dressings, exams, and treatments documentation as needed. • Triage patients with proper documentation. • Safely lift, and physically manipulate patients. • Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards. • Educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment as instructed by the provider. • Prepare and process laboratory samples and tests using established protocols. • Coordinates paperwork for provider that may be needed for referrals, prior authorizations for medications, and diagnostic testing as needed. • Performs testing including but not limited to lab draws, EKGs, PFTs, drug screens, etc. (training will be provided as needed) • Enter nursing charges and patient related information into electronic health record software. • Enter patient information into sample medication log sheets and other assigned log sheets. • Reviews patient charts, checks in patient, obtain, and record all patient vital signs, histories (allergies, medication, medical surgical, family, and social). Reconciles medication and states initial reason for patient’s visit. • Directly addresses patient care gaps with patients during visits and between visits by using patient lists to review and act on overdue preventive care needs. • Participates in quality improvement efforts as evidenced by providing feedback on projects and making suggestions for future improvements. • Records and reports observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in patient’s conditions. • Administers medications and immunizations as per standard of administration and documents in electronic health record. • Actively participants in in-service education programs as required by practice. • Maintains and stocks inventory of office and/or clinical supplies as appropriate to position. • Reports any incidents, maintenance issues, unsafe conditions and/or good catches to supervisor. • Actively participates in team huddles (organizational planning and their own team). • Transportation to rotate to any of the DSHC sites as needed. • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. • Follows HIPAA, OSHA, Corporate compliance policies and regulations. • Employee knows DSHC’s 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a daily basis. MARGINAL DUTIES (AS ASSIGNED): • Performs Perinatal/Prenatal Management duties for Provider: Monthly accounting of new prenatal patients, delivery information, new baby sex & birth weights, patient reminders, patient education of prenatal cycles/hospital, set appointments for practice & hospital registration, and warm handoffs to delivering physician. All preparation for Uniform Data System (UDS) prenatal delivery and birth weights reporting. • DOT Medical Exams/Provider Assistance • Circumcision provider assistance • IV insertion and monitoring • Bilingual Skills/Interpretation MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Graduate of Medical Assistant Program. • CMA certification in good standing or a Medical Assistant with intent to become certified if not presently or by hire date unless otherwise determined. • Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitating (CPR) certification in good standing. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • 1-3 years of experience medical assisting, M.A. certified Desert Sage Health Centers | Equal Opportunity Employer