Employment

Job title: Medical Assistant

Reports to: Nursing Supervisor

Summary

This position, under general supervision, performs the day to day nursing duties for a specifically assigned physician through treatment, discharge and follow-up on a designated pod

Essential functions

Medical Assistant Activities (95 percent of time)

• Performs the day-to-day nursing activities as the medical assistant, in accordance with AOC policies and procedures. Duties include, but are not limited to: Triaging patients, case management administering injections & medications, charting as required, triaging phone messages, calling in orders to area hospitals per physician, placing and removing casts as required and ordering supplies.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the physician's specialty, through CME's and other classes to remain proficient in the related field of nursing.
• Provides patient and family education through handouts and other media sources as necessary
• Maintains records and documentation, collects, records, and prepares data as needed
• May be required to work for non-assigned physicians from other pods, may be assigned non- nursing duties as deemed necessary by nursing supervisor

Other activities (5 percent of time)

• As assigned by Supervisor or Operations Manager

The above specified tasks may not be the only duties assigned. Employees will be required to carry out any other job-related instructions requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Alabama Nursing License and/or Medical Asst Certification

Supervisory Responsibilities



• Not required for this position



Activity and knowledge requirements





Work environment



• Normal exposure to weather and temperature extremes.
• Normal amount of overtime or extended work hours required.

Knowledge requirements



• High School Graduate/GED and Medical Assistant Certification
• Minimum of 2 years medical assistant experience preferred
• Experience in Othopaedics preferred.
• Must have strong team orientation.

Mental effort



• Normal concentration/intensity.
• Normal memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information.
• Above average complexity of decision making.
• Normal time pressure of decision making.

Communication



• Normal verbal communication.
• Normal written communication.
• Normal nonverbal communication.

Sensory abilities



• Normal ability to see, distinguish colors and hear.
• Normal sense of touch.