**JOB PURPOSE & MISSION**
Assist the physician in coordinating care appropriate for the needs for the age population served, as defined in the department's scope of service and under the direction/supervision of the physician, clinic RN and/or clinic manager
Essential Job Functions Include, But Are Not Limited To
**1. Performs basic physical assessment on patients collecting data essential for treatment.**
- Collects all assessment data prior to the physician encounter in accordance with policy and communicates the presence of emergent identified problems immediately to the physician.
- Data collected (patients' height, weight, vital signs and history) is 100% accurate
**2. Performs patient care according to standards of care and the needs of the patient.**
- Administers medications as ordered by physician and adhering to policy, with 100% accuracy.
- Satisfactorily, performs treatments as prescribed and directed by physician and adhering to policy.
- Satisfactorily performs independent treatments as patient condition warrants as ordered by physician, adhering to clinic policy and protocol.
- Performs phlebotomy as directed by physician, using proper technique 100% of the time, and in compliance with company policy.
**3. Answers and responds to all incoming patient care related phone calls.**
- Assesses and accurately determines the purpose of the call according to policy.
- Discusses the nature of the call with the physician and responds according to physician instruction.
- Documents, with 100% accuracy, all independent actions and physician instructions
**4. Assists in the data management processes of the clinic.**
- Assists with clinic charges, with 100% accuracy, as needed.
- Updates, with 100% accuracy, patient clinical records as needed.
**5. Performs all other duties as assigned.**
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
**Experience**
Required – 1 to 2 years in the clinic setting
**Education**
Required – none
Preferred – High School Diploma or GED and Completion of a Medical Assistant program
**Certifications & Licensure**
Required – Current Medical Assistant Certification
**Special Skills or Knowledge**
Required – none
**HIPAA & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS**
- HIPAA -** Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: paper and electronic medical records without limitation, patient demographics, lab, radiology and films results, surgery/appt schedules, patient financial and 3rd party billing information, patients related complaints, information related to patient location and religious beliefs.
- SAFETY -** Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: incident reporting, handles wastes, sharps and linens, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environmental rounds to ensure safety, administers meds/bloods products, receives orders for patients, clinical alarms, collects blood samples for all age groups.
**PERFORMANCE CRITERIA**
- Everyday Excellence Values** - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.
- Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
- Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
- Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
- Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
- Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
- Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers
- Corporate Compliance** - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
- Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
- Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
- Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.
- Personal Achievement** - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.
- Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
- Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
- Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
- Performance Improvement** - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
- Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
- Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
- Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
- Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.
- Cost Management** - Employee demonstrates effective cost management practices.
- Effectively manages time and resources
- Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
- Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.
- Patient & Employee Safety** - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.
- Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
- Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
- Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
- Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.