Remote Medical assistant Jobs in Carrollton, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Innovista Health

Do you wake up every morning inspired to solve problems and make a meaningful impact in healthcare? If so, we want to hear from you.

At Innovista Health, we're leading the effort to drive transformative change in healthcare. We are a full-service value-based care and managed service organization that partners with independent providers to help them navigate, succeed, and thrive in value-based care.

Founded in 2013, Innovista Health offers solutions for providers at every point along the continuum of value-based care, ranging from care management, provider / ACO enablement, and quality improvement to performance insights, reporting, and managed administrative / payment services.?

While Innovista Health’s main offices are in Oak Brook, IL and Houston, TX, we have remote employees throughout the US.

JOB SUMMARY

The Medical Assistant I support the examination and treatment of patients in Medical Centers, working under the guidance of a physician or nurse. This entry-level medical assisting role offers opportunities for on-the-job training and advancement to higher-level positions upon certification.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interview patients, record vital signs, and update patient charts.
• Assist in managing daily patient flow as needed.
• Provide direct patient care, perform indirect patient care activities, and conduct laboratory tests under the supervision of a physician or nurse.
• Maintain a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment.
• Administer vaccines, medications (IM / SC / ID / Oral), EKGs, and assist with procedures / treatments under physician supervision.
• Perform supervised lab work upon skill sign-off by a nurse or physician based on physician orders. Prepare instrumental equipment for sterilization.
• Adhere to Nursing Department policies and procedures.
• Inspect equipment and supplies for proper function, safety, and expiration dates. Report malfunctioning medical equipment and safety concerns to the supervisor.
• Ensure quality control (e.g., Glucometer, eyewash, refrigerator temperature, and autoclave) and maintain cleaning logs as required.
• Comply with Infection Control and OSHA Regulations, including the handling and disposal of biomedical waste.
• Handle confidential information with discretion.
• Collaborate effectively with personnel from other departments.
• Maintain procedure logs as required and input nursing procedures and other data into the computer system.
• Follow up on missing results in medical records before patient appointments.
• Be willing to work weekends, holidays, and various shifts and locations based on company needs.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements :

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Required Education and Experience

BENEFITS :

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels important, welcomed, and included. We demonstrate this commitment by offering a comprehensive benefits package that fosters opportunities for growth and advancement and supports the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing of our team members.

HEALTH & WELLBEING

FINANCIAL GROWTH

WORK / LIFE BALANCE

JOB SATISFACTION & ADVANCEMENT

Benefits may be subjected to an applicable waiting period.