Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Position Title:  Medical Assistant

Job Description

Required one of these Current License:  Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), License Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN) Respitory Therapist (RT,RRT), EMT

• If you have a License or Certification that is not on this list and want to know if you are qualified for this position, Apply and ROC will get back with you.

Travel Requirement:  Local  Reports to:  Management

Job Summary / Purpose: Shift: 1

The Medical Assistant is responsible for assisting the Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Director and Office manager with Patient Charts, Patients, Wound Care and HBOT Treatments.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Implements the physician’s and/or Nurse Practitioners order as indicated by the patient’s treatment plan.
• Performs hyperbaric treatments and monitors the patient during therapy.
• Performs basic dressing changes and/or wound care within scope of practice, as ordered.
• Takes serial photographs and measurements of the wound for reporting of the patient’s progress.
• Participates in all safety and fire drills.
• Keep up with all education and yearly learning modules.
• Retrieving patient medical records from required physicians to support the need for wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the patients care.
• Obtains preauthorization for Wound Care, hyperbaric therapy and other procedures within ROC.
• Documents wound care visits and treatment notes and maintains patient wound care and treatment records.
• Answer phone inquiries and schedule patient treatment appointments.
• Maintains a clean environment in the Wound Care room, hyperbaric chambers and hyperbaric suite.
• Participates in ROC staff meetings
• Maintains a safe environment and follows all ROC policies and procedures.
• Assisting providers with initial hyperbaric appointments.
• Assists provider and nurse with any emergent hyperbaric events.
• Assists patients in/out of wheelchairs, on/off of the hyperbaric gurneys.
• Assists with patients in/out of their vehicles to come to appointments.
• Assist patients with positioning on wound care chairs and hyperbaric gurneys.
• Completing any job duties management deems necessary for the daily operations of ROC.

Physical / Functional Job Requirements:

Must be able to:

• Lift 50 lbs.
• Push/Pull 30+ lbs.
• Carry 20lbs.
• Long Periods of Sitting + 8 hours

Frequent Movement associated:

• Reach/ Grasp
• Bend at the hips
• Twisting
• Squat and Lift

Sensory Demands:

• Hearing
• Seeing (Color/Depth Perception)
• Seeing (Near/Fair Field of Vision)
• Talking

Mental Demands:

• Acute Mental Situations
• Contact with Physicians/Staff/Patients/Family
• Frequent training and Re-training
• High Attention to detail and mental focus

Working Conditions:

• Day/Night/Weekend Flexible Shifts
• Shift reduced or Cut

Environmental Conditions:

• Blood borne pathogens
• Follow procedures for MDROs including patient handling, use of PPE and hygiene of equipment and facility.
• Follow HIV and other Bloodborne Pathogens guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance
• Wellness program

License/Certification:

• CMA, MA, LPN, RN, RRT, RT (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Lexington, KY 40509 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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