Pediatric Medical Assistant

Pediatric Medical Assistant

Reports to Office Manager

Background : Cahaba Medical Care Foundation is a community health center organization providing medical, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health services to diverse underserved communities in Jefferson, Bibb, Perry, and Chilton counties. We are a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home and Joint Commission accredited organization, committed to increasing integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary care. This is an exciting, fast paced practice with a strong mission and commitment to providing high quality care.

Purpose : To assist the providers as well as the other nursing staff and medical assistants in providing efficient and high quality patient care.

Principle Responsibilities :

• Triage patients and take vital signs
• Document all patient care in electronic medical record (EMR)
• Complete patient paperwork including prior authorizations, home health paperwork, medical supply paperwork, etc.
• Assist provider with :
• Performing exams, invasive procedures and minor surgeries
• Ordering standard laboratory tests for chronic disease visits
• Completing quality management in EMR
• Reconciling medications and allergies for each patient at each clinical encounter
• E-prescribing medications once the appropriate changes to the medicines have been made by the provider.
• Schedule consultation appointments or imaging appointments for patients
• Prepare patients for examination or procedures
• Set up for procedures
• Respond to patient messages, schedule appointments and procedures
• Clean and stock rooms, and update inventory records
• Administer medications and vaccines upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Perform patient tests and screenings, including x-rays, upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Perform waived laboratory testing as ordered by physician upon satisfactory assessment of competency
• Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds, as well as casts, splints, and other external devices.
• Work through assigned tasks in EMR
• Communicate with other physician offices, patients, and other ancillary health care offices like pharmacies at the direction of the providers

Additional Responsibilities for LPNs with active license :

Qualifications :