Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Pay: Based on experience
Protea Behavioral Health Counseling is a certified behavioral health agency in Kentucky and Ohio. We are a self-sustaining agency who employ and contract with individuals aligned with our mission and vision. MISSION STATEMENT Protea Behavioral Health Counseling will provide high quality, integrated behavioral health services by highly qualified and compassionate professionals who are committed and invested in the clients’ wellness as demonstrated through providing excellent clinical care. VISION STATEMENT To be the community's leading behavioral health agency by providing excellent behavioral health services to elevate clients’ emotional, behavioral and recovery capital to become the best version of themselves.
Job Summary
Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records. Clinical duties may include, such as preparing a treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
Position Description
Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records. Clinical duties may include, such as preparing a treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.
Duties/Responsibilities
Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in the patient’s chart.
- Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; keeping patient information confidential.
- Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms
- Disinfects, cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations; Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated supplies
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
- Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
- Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls
- Draws blood, removes sutures, changes dressings.
- Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations.
- Interviews patients to obtain their medical history.
- Records patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical files.
- Performs routine screening tests, such as height and weight measurements and blood pressure checks.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
- The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Communication
- Organization
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of basic medical procedures
Benefits
Protea Behavioral Health Counseling offers an assortment of benefits after 30 days of employment. These include, health, dental and vision insurance, PTO time, short term disability, life insurance etc.
Education & Experience
Qualifications:
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent substitute.
- Minimum Experience: 2 years; combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience.
- Minimum Certifications and/or Licenses: CPR and first aid certification required; certification as a medical assistant (CMA) preferred.
- Minimum Skills: Experience with EMR, MS Word, Excel, MS outlook