Medical Assistant- Occupational Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

A medical assistant in an occupational medicine clinic plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of healthcare services to workers, focusing on preventing and treating work-related illnesses and injuries. They perform a blend of administrative and clinical duties to ensure the smooth operation of the clinic and provide excellent patient care.

Key responsibilities

• Patient intake and preparation : Greeting patients, taking and documenting vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood oxygen levels), updating medical histories, and explaining procedures to patients.
• Assisting with examinations and procedures : Preparing examination rooms, assisting providers during examinations and minor surgical procedures (such as wound care and stitches), and providing emotional support to patients.
• Specimen collection and processing : Drawing blood and collecting urine, hair and saliva samples for laboratory testing and preparing them for analysis.
• Administering medications : Giving injections (like vaccinations) and administering medications, as directed by the physician.
• Wound care and maintenance : Cleaning and changing wound dressings, applying bandages, and assisting with basic wound care.
• Maintaining accurate medical records : Updating and maintaining electronic health records (EHRs) with patient information, including medical histories, vital signs, test results, diagnoses, treatment instructions, and prescriptions.
• Scheduling and administrative tasks : Scheduling patient appointments, managing patient check-in and check-out processes, handling phone calls, coordinating referrals, and assisting with insurance forms and billing.
• Infection control and equipment maintenance : Cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments, restocking examination rooms, maintaining medical supplies, and following infection control protocols.

Essential skills

Required qualifications