Medical Assistant/Scribe/Phlebotomist
Aledade
LaGrange, IN, USA
Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Location: Redi-Care
Position: Medical Assistant/Scribe/Phlebotomist
This position is to scribe for a medical provider three days a week, draw blood and enter lab orders into the laboratory computer one day a week, and work two after-hours shifts a week as a medical assistant. (40 hours/week)
Duties and Responsibilities (MA):
- Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary
- Assists with office procedures
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping patient information confidential
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
Duties and Responsibilities (Scribe):
- Prepares and assembles medical record documentation/charts for medical provider
- Enters the patient room with the physician during patient visit to capture and transcribe medical record documentation utilizing electronic medical record application
- Updates patient history and other pertinent health information in the patient record
- Prepares and sends all documentation to physician for review and approval via authentication of detailed data entry and facility-specific procedures
- Complies with policies, including those relating to HIPAA
- Performs other clerical duties and tasks to improve provider productivity and clinic workflow as assigned
Duties and Responsibilities (Phlebotomist):
- Serves patients by identifying the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens and preparing specimens for laboratory testing
- Verifies test requisitions by comparing information on the order to the lab computer to ensure correct billing information is on file with the lab
- Verifies patient identification and explains sampling procedures to patients
- Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks
- Collects urine as needed for testing
- Labels and processes culture specimens
- Maintains specimen integrity by following collection procedures as outlined by the lab
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the medical provider, nurses station, or reference laboratory for further clarification
- Maintains an organized and clean workspace
Qualifications/Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills
- Attention to detail
- Analyzing information, critical thinking, and problem solving
- Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR)
- Adept at venipuncture, phlebotomy, and finger sticks
- Knowledge of infection control procedures
- Interpersonal skills and compassion
- Organizational skills
- Typing
- Supply management
- Scheduling
- Professionalism
- Customer focus
- Confidentiality
- Medical teamwork
- Quality focus
- Basic computer skills
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required
- 1+ years in a medical office required
- Experience with EMR (electronic medical records) required
- Knowledge of medical terminology required
- Prior experience drawing blood required
- First aid certification required
- Professional references required
- Medical scribe experience preferred
- Minimum of 60 WPM preferred
- Phlebotomist certification preferred
- Medical Assisting Certification preferred
Benefits:
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Simple IRA
- (No group health insurance)
Please note this position is posted on behalf of our partner practices. This individual will be working at the specific practice that is mentioned in the above details and will not be a direct employee of Aledade, Inc. so will therefore not be eligible for the benefits available to Aledade employees.