Medical Assistant - Registered at Whidbey General Hospital – Clinton, Washington

Job Summary:

The Medical Assistant-Registered (MA-R) works under the delegation of a licensed practitioner (e.g., RN, APC, MD/DO) to perform duties as directed to assist in providing patient care to assigned patients.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate competency and perform only the medical tasks listed on the current Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner as defined in RCW 18.360.010.
• Perform duties delegated by and under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner in accordance with RCW 18.360.050 (4).
  • Delegated duties are specific to the unit / department and may include:
  • Maintaining medication and immunization records
  • Screening and following up on test results as directed by a health care practitioner.
  • Diagnostic testing and electrocardiography.
  • Waived laboratory testing under the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments.
  • Administering eye drops, topical ointments, and vaccines, including combination or multidose vaccines.
• Medication administration according to a written order from the Healthcare Practitioner for drugs that are:
  • Administered only by unit or single dosage, or by a dosage calculated and verified by a health care practitioner.
  • Limited to legend drugs, vaccines, and Schedule III through V controlled substances as authorized by a health care practitioner under the scope of his or her license.
  • Administer medication for intramuscular injections.
• Administer intramuscular injections for diagnostic or therapeutic agents under the immediate supervision of the Healthcare Practitioner only minimum established standards are met.
• Responsible for completing and submitting an updated Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement to the Washington State Department of Health within 30 days of any changes made to delegated duties or supervision of a healthcare practitioner.
• Responsible for sending a copy of any updated Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement as well as written verification the endorsement is accepted and active with the Washington State Department of Health to Human Resources