Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Medical Assistant - Ortho Now part time

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeMontgomery, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Completion of medical training through a certificate program or at least two years of experience as a medical assistant in a clinical setting is required.
Medical training may include Licensed Practical Nursing, laboratory, radiology, medical assisting, emergency medical technician, or physician office training.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Knowledge of glucometers, prothrombin time/international normalized ratio machines, wheelchairs, and thermometers is required.
Knowledge of urinalysis and electrocardiogram testing is required.
Organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, computer skills, and customer service skills are required.
The ability to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, and coworkers is required.
The ability to demonstrate proficiency by passing all written and clinical tests is required.
The employee must be able to meet the stated physical, visual, hearing, speech, and color-distinction requirements, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

Provide quality patient care in a prompt and professional manner.
Assist with delivery of patient education.
Communicate patient information to and from the physician.
Provide direct, individualized, goal-directed patient care under physician supervision.
Assume additional duties within the scope of the role as assigned.
Perform duties involving frequent standing, walking, reaching, hand use, repetitive action, and occasional lifting or pushing/pulling up to 15 pounds.
Work with computers and handle occasional exposure to electrical shock, infectious disease, hazardous chemicals, and radiation while performing job-related tasks.

Desired Qualifications

Active Medical Assistant certification or registration is preferred.

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary: The Medical Assistant shall provide quality patient care in a prompt and professional manner. This individual shall assist in delivery of patient education. The Medical Assistant is responsible to communicate the patient information to and from physician. Additionally, the Medical Assistant will assume various job tasks as assigned. The Medical Assistant shall be responsible for direct, individualized, goal-directed patient care under the supervision of Physician. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.
Education / Experience: High School Graduate or equivalent required with medical training through a certificate program or at least 2 years experience as a medical assistant in a clinical setting, (Ex: clinical lab, physician's office, Emergency Medical Tech., etc.). Medical Training: LPN, Lab, Radiology, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Physician Office. License / Certification: Active Medical Assistant certification/registration preferred, BLS required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of the following equipment: Glucometer, PT/INR machine, wheel chair, and thermometers.
• Knowledge of the following test: urinalysis and EKG.
• Organizational skills.
• Oral and written communication and computer skills.
• Customer services skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Ability to show proficiency by passing all written and clinical test.Work Conditions/Physical Requirements: Position requires frequent standing 30%, walking 40%, and sitting 5% of the workday.
There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 15 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 15 pounds.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range. Needs to speak clearly, vision 20/40 or better (w or w/o correction), hearing sensitivity within normal limits, and ability to distinguish color.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
Much exposure to computer work.
Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Primary Location:

Baptist Ortho Now

Job:

Medical Assistant - Ortho Now part timeMedical Assistant

Job Type:

Regular-Part time

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

About the Company

Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Little Rock, AR
Founded: 1924

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