Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Your job is more than a job. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

The Medical Assistant provides both clinical and non-clinical support to the physicians and mid-level providers. Assists physicians, providers and licensed staff in the management of patient flow and the environment of care, phone messaging, scheduling authorization of procedures, surgeries, deliveries and other duties that fall within the scope of non-licensed staff.

Clinical

• Measures and records appropriate vital signs, identifies abnormal values and reports findings to the appropriate nursing staff or medical provider.
• Assists with patient arrival to the clinic, schedules new and follow-up patient appointments and facilitates a smooth patient exit from clinic.
• Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policy and procedure.
• Provides for comfort needs of patients with consideration of age and special needs.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinic equipment, including preparation of equipment, testing of equipment for safety prior to use on patient, cleaning and disinfecting of equipment (between patients and at clinics end) according to hospital policy.

Documentation

Professionalism and Support

Safety and Infection Control

Clerical Support

Job Qualifications : Req Specific

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.