Medical Assistant, Intermountain Healthcare - Orem, UT
Description
Provides a variety of patient care tasks including preparation of patients to be seen by physicians, performance of diagnostic tests and appropriate documentation. To provide quality patient care efficiently and cost effectively by assisting Physicians and other providers in their specialized areas. The Medical Assistant I functions under the supervision of the Physician in the clinical setting and participates appropriately in the patient care delivery process. The Medical Assistant I understands and utilizes a collaborative, team-based approach to patient care. A Medical Assistant I performs routine clerical and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of Physicians and other providers running smoothly. The duties of a Medical Assistant I may vary from office to office, depending on practice location, size, and specialty. In small practices, a Medical Assistant I is usually a "generalist," handling most clerical and clinical duties and reporting directly to a Clinic Manager, Physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area and report to a Physician and/or Department Supervisor. This position will be working in the OB/Gyn department of Central Orem Clinic.
Qualifications
Completion of a recognized Medical Assistant course is required. Excellent communication skills. Must be extremely detailed oriented and self motivated.
Description
Provides a variety of patient care tasks including preparation of patients to be seen by physicians, performance of diagnostic tests and appropriate documentation. To provide quality patient care efficiently and cost effectively by assisting Physicians and other providers in their specialized areas. The Medical Assistant I functions under the supervision of the Physician in the clinical setting and participates appropriately in the patient care delivery process. The Medical Assistant I understands and utilizes a collaborative, team-based approach to patient care. A Medical Assistant I performs routine clerical and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of Physicians and other providers running smoothly. The duties of a Medical Assistant I may vary from office to office, depending on practice location, size, and specialty. In small practices, a Medical Assistant I is usually a "generalist," handling most clerical and clinical duties and reporting directly to a Clinic Manager, Physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area and report to a Physician and/or Department Supervisor. This position will be working in the OB/Gyn department of Central Orem Clinic.
Qualifications
Completion of a recognized Medical Assistant course is required. Excellent communication skills. Must be extremely detailed oriented and self motivated.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES
- Current certification for Medical Assistant (CMA) is preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Intermountain Healthcare offers some on the job training. Applicants must have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
- Recommended high school courses include mathematics, health, biology, typing, bookkeeping, computers, and office skills.
- Volunteer experience in the health care field is also helpful.
- Because Medical Assistants deal with the public, they must be neat and well groomed and have a courteous, pleasant manner.
- A Medical Assistant must be able to put patients at ease and explain Physicians' instructions.
- They must respect the confidential nature of medical information.
- Clinical duties require a reasonable level of manual dexterity and visual acuity.
- Although there is no licensing requirement to become a Medical Assistant, the State of Utah does require successful completion of a series of tests in order to obtain an LPT license and perform x-ray exams within the specific test categories.
- Students entering an Intermountain Healthcare externship must be currently enrolled and pursuing a high school diploma or the equivalent, or have received a high school diploma or the equivalent.
- Students should have completed the following in the classroom; learn laboratory techniques, clinical and diagnostic procedures, pharmaceutical principles, medication administration, first aid, office practices, patient relations, basic medical law, and ethics.
