Certified Medical Assistant

• Performs the daily Exam room preparation and inventory management

• Correctly prepares exam room

• Sets up appropriate trays and equipment for testing to be done during the visit

• Cleans/disinfects room according to cleaning standards

• Stocks exam rooms per clinic standards

• Secures equipment and supplies at the end of the clinic day

• Assures that sufficient supplies are available

• Forwards supply order to site manager/administrator per clinic procedure

• Checks for expired supplies and medications on a monthly basis and removes the expired supplies and gives to the site manager/administrator

• Inventories patient assistant medications daily, as per clinic procedure

• Prepares Patient & Rooming Documentation per Clinic Standard

• Performs chart audits in preparation for appointments

• Verifies patient identity

• Obtains and documents patient history

• Obtains and documents patients chief complaint/reason for visit

• Obtains and documents vital signs

• Height, weight, BMI, BP, RR, Pulse, Oxygen saturation

• Length, weight, head circumference, BMI, BP, RR, Pulse, Oxygen saturation

• Rechecks vital signs if first set was out of normal range

• Completes and documents screenings appropriately: tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, fall risk, PHQ-9

• Reviews allergies and documents accordingly

• Reviews chart alerts and recommends appropriate referrals

• Initiates patient education according to the individual needs of the patient and gaps in care

• Elicits and incorporates patient feedback regarding the plan of care and notifies the nurse or provider

• Notifies provider/nurse that the patient is ready to be seen

• Records in the electronic health record the disposition of missed appointments, no show appointments, patients that left without being seen and then initiates tracking

• Makes phone calls and mails letters according to provider instruction per clinical policy

• Provider Assistance and Minor Procedures

• Chaperones provider as needed and during sensitive exams

• Assists provider with physical exams as needed, including pelvic exams, pap smears

• Prepares equipment and assists provider with specimen sampling, point of care testing and procedures

• Assures that consent is given and documented appropriately

• Assures that time outs are performed and documented appropriately

• Administers prescribed medications and injections per policy

• Performs dressing changes, ear lavage and eye irrigations according to policy

• Assures cleaning and sterilization procedures are adhered to according to policy

• Checklist / Log Completion and Labs, Testing and Equipment

• Complete the daily logs of the following

• Eye wash stations: bump and flush test

• Oxygen tanks

• Refrigerator temperature log

• Equipment log

• b. Point of Care Testing

• Glucose testing and controls
• Hemocue testing and controls
• Hemoglobin testing and controls
• Urinalysis testing and controls
• Urine pregnancy test testing and controls
• Fecal occult blood testing and controls
• Influenza A &B testing and controls
• Strep A testing and controls

• c. Specimen Collection

• Nasopharyngeal swabs
• Throat culture

• d. Testing Set-up and Completion

• EKG
• Peak Flow Meter
• Visual Acuity
• Audiometry

• Infection Control/Prevention

• a. Follow PHC Transmission-based precautions

• b. Follows standard precautions with all patients

• c. Demonstrates WHO guidelines for hand hygiene with soap/water and hand sanitizer

• d. Demonstrates cleaning, disinfection, sterilization of instruments and high-level disinfection of equipment

• e. Inspects multi-dose vials/bottles for contamination and discards appropriately if it appears contaminated

• f. Indicates opening date on a multi-dose vial/bottle and discards at the end of 28 days

• Quality Measures and Continuity of Care

• Instructs/escorts patients to the next level of care for that day (x-ray, lab, pharmacy)

• Schedules appointments for continuity of care and to close care gaps

• Manages tasks in NextGen and Scans documents as needed

• Reviews and use Previsit planning sheets daily to prepare for appointments

• Discuss preventative services with the patients and documents any barriers

• Work with FOA/Scheduling if unable to perform scheduling needs

• Plan, organize and participate in quality projects appropriate to department

• Review monthly quality reports, encourage and lead team to meeting measure goals

Women's Health

Monday to Friday

745 am to 445 pm