Medical Assistant

Job Description
Primary Duties
Travels between our locations (Hammond, Madisonville, Slidell and occasional travel to Picayune, MS) as needed to provide excellent patient care.
Works all scheduled hours and gives adequate notice when calling out.
Helps to set up clinic for the day and completes the MA checklist of duties.
Escorts patients to exam rooms in order of appointment times. Obtains short history and vital signs as required by patient’s chief complaint. Obtains or updates medication list if necessary. Sets up exam room according to scheduled procedure or anticipate physicians needs if non-scheduled procedure is likely.
Assists physician with biopsies and surgical procedures such as excisions, ED&C, cryo therapy, laser surgery, etc.
Educates patient as required after physician establishes the treatment plan. Ensures that the patient understands the treatment plan, understands the proper use of their medications, and understands their responsibility for compliance with the treatment plan prior to leaving the office.
Documents patient encounters thoroughly and accurately.
Straightens and cleans exam rooms after patient visits.
Performs nursing procedures such as suture removal, dressing changes, allergen patch testing, and chemical wart therapy, without direct physician supervision.
Completely and correctly fills out all required pathology and laboratory requisition documents for patients as required by physician. Provides clinical staff with all completed documents for data entry into the biopsy book.
 
  Secondary Duties
Stocks all exam rooms.
Performs all duties related to medical instrument cleaning and sterilization.
Notifies clinical staff of supplies needed to avoid shortages.
Performs other duties and tasks as needed.
Participates in an accurate inventory count with expiration dates.