Certified Medical Assistant for Pediatrics
Company: Lowell Community Health Ctr
Location: Lowell
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is open Monday- Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm. We offer 8-, or 10-hour shifts, with full time
and part time opportunities!
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Under the direction of a Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse,
the medical assistant provides direct patient care and assists
other healthcare professionals in examining and treating patients.
The medical assistant is clinically knowledgeable about practices,
protocols, procedures, and paper flow. The medical assistant works
collaboratively with other disciplines to ensure an integrated
approach to patient care and maintains constant communication among
the members of the health care team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be
assigned.
- Provides direct and non-direct patient care based on practical
and on-the-job training. Greets and escorts patients to assigned
rooms or area.
- Measures vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate,
temperature, oxygen saturation, height and weight and records
information on patient chart.
- Prepares the patient for exam.
- Communicates with patients, visitors, and co-workers in a
professional and courteous manner.
- Communicates to nursing staff when unable to complete requested
task or procedure.
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- Assists with selected procedures, such as pap smears, ear
irrigation, vision/hearing tests, simple dressing change, 12-lead
EKG; specimen collection, including simple wave testing; and
CPR.
- Helps patients resolve simple issues if necessary, and other
duties as assigned.
- Performs non-direct patient care activities such as performing
supply inventory and stocks medical supplies in exam rooms.
- Performs inventory of paper supplies and patient forms.
- Takes accurate and complete telephone messages for providers
and answers calls according to telephone protocols.
- Translates for providers according to translator
standards.
- Performs refrigerator temperature with daily checklist.
- Cleans toys with soap and water on a weekly basis; inputs
immunization data into the DPH computer daily, as assigned.
- Assists in retrieving medical records if needed.
- Assists in keeping nursing stations and clinic neat and clean,
and other duties as assigned.
- Maintains infection control practice at all times, especially
with patients requiring isolation/reverse precautions.
- Maintains universal precautions in handling blood/body
fluids.
- Maintains TB precautions according to clinic policy.
REQUIREMENTS
- At least one year in an ambulatory or outpatient setting is
desirable or a graduate of an approved medical assisting
program.
- Experience working with adults and children required.
CERTIFICATES
- Medical Assisting Certificate
- Current BLS/CPR Certificate
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be
considered for employment without attention to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, and veteran or disability status.
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Keywords: Lowell Community Health Ctr, Methuen , Certified Medical Assistant for Pediatrics, Healthcare , Lowell, Massachusetts
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