Certified/Registered Medical Assistant - Medlink Georgia

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include, but are not limited to, the following)

• Treat staff, practitioners, visitors, and patients with dignity and respect.
• Interview patients to include medical history, measure vital signs, performs vision screening, etc. and record information in EHR.
• Share information gathered from patients with appropriate team members to assist in more comprehensive care of the patient.
• Assist practitioners in performing examinations as needed.
• Administer medications per practitioners orders.
• Administer injections or immunizations per practitioners orders.
• Sterilize medical equipment and maintain it in good working order.
• Collect specimens for laboratory and perform routine in-house laboratory work.
• Prepare specimens for outside laboratory studies.
• Perform simple wound care.
• Maintain adequate supplies in exam rooms and ensure exam rooms are clean.
• Follow clinic guidelines and protocols and participate in making new ones.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Graduation from an accredited program of medical assisting AND one year experience in the medical field or completion of an approved internship program OR equivalent combination of education and experience.