Medical Assistant- Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (2651)

Reports directly to the Physician supervisor and responsible for patient care responsibilities as assigned by Physician.

Key Responsibilities:

Medical Assistant/Clinician duties

• Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed.
• Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history.
• Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record
• Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures.
• Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to patient.
• Cast and splint application and removal.
• Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician
• Wound dressing changes
• Prepare injections
• Suture and staple removal
• Sterile tray set-ups
• Obtain lab/x-ray reports
• Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments
• Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.
• Schedule referrals to other physicians
• Clean and stock exam rooms
• Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies
• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules