Medical Assistant

Overview

The Department of Family Medicine at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University is seeking an outstanding Medical Assistant to join the team. This full-time position will provide outpatient care for our patients and assist physicians in all clinical areas of practice.

Responsibilities

• Triage incoming patients by obtaining vital signs, following standing triage orders, reconcile medication list, reconcile allergies, make sure immunizations are up to date, and prepare patient for the visit.
• Assist physicians with examinations, minor surgeries, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Provide basic patient care and education as directed by provider and standing orders.
• Completes delegated tasks from the current and prior day, i.e., patient messages, prescription refills, lab results, referrals, home health agency requests, medication prior authorizations, patient forms, and physician follow-up.
• All tasks must be reviewed, addressed, and marked appropriately before the close of each business day.
• Coordinates services with specialists, i.e., radiation oncology, pulmonology, endocrinology, nutritional counseling, or social services consultation.
• Documents all correspondence and interventions in the electronic health record.
• Assists supervisors in the training of new staff members.
• Maintains current inventory of medical and office supplies.
• Cleans, sterilizes, and maintains used instrumentation per department protocol.
• Medical Assistants are required to fill in for other clinical staff during vacations and illness and perform other duties as assigned by providers or supervisors at both sites.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• Must have certification (CMA or RMA) or ability to obtain within first 90 days of employment.
• Completion of BLS class and re-certify every 2 years.
• Must have some working knowledge of computers.
• Customer service-oriented individual is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous medical office experience with relevant functions in a doctors office preferred.
• Experience in a "fast-paced" ambulatory setting is desirable, but not essential.

Location: US-VA-Norfolk