OverviewMedical Assistant, Fort Sanders Women's Specialist Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift At Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, we’re here for women with pregnancies that require extra care, and we’re ready to help you make the best healthcare decisions from conception through delivery. For more than 25 years, we’ve provided comprehensive high-risk pregnancy services and delivered over 26,000 high-risk babies at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. We offer a range of care services for higher-risk pregnancies, including mothers over age 35, multiples, complications, birth defects, issues such as diabetes or hypertension, or pregnancies after infertility. Our main office is located at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. (https://www.fsregional.com/) We also have offices in West Knoxville, Morristown, and Sevierville to ensure you get the right care in the right place. We are proud to be a member of Covenant Health (http://www.covenanthealth.com/) . Position Summary: Under general supervision, performs basic medical assistant activities on patients. Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care. Recruiter: Sarah Grey [email protected] 865-374-5271 Responsibilities
Performs basic medical assistant procedures such as weighing patients and taking vital signs. Performs injections, blood sugars, and urinalysis and urine pregnancy tests. Responsible for alerting the provider of abnormalities.
Verifies patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit.
Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families during visit; demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy.
Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, various OB/GYN procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment.
Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient's medical records. Assists with ordering lab requests based on order given by provider.
Inspects area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards and takes corrective action when appropriate.
Assists with cleaning instruments and cleaning and re-stocking examination rooms on a daily basis. Transports instruments to sterile processing as needed.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
QualificationsMinimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. Minimum Experience: One (1) year related experience in a medical office or facility required. Licensure Requirement: None. Apply/ShareJob Title MED ASSISTANT - NON-CERTIFIED ID 4124765 Facility Fort Sanders Perinatal Center Department Name FT SNDRS WOMENS SPEC