MEDICAL ASSISTANT in Dallas, Texas at Podiatric Medical Partners of Texas PA

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Associates Degree or vocational training and/or 2 years of job related experience. Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel,), Medical industry experience a must.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics and information such as test results in medical records.

• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians' instructions to patients.

• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.

• Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.