Medical AssistantJob Description, Salary, Career Path, and Trends

Sample job description #1

Are you an experienced Medical Assistant looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions – this is the position for you!

Daily responsibilities:

• Obtains vital signs
• Injections
• Monitors and reports patient’s signs or symptoms
• Preparing patient for physician’s care
• Perform basic laboratory procedures
• Administering medication and injections as directed
• Preparing charts
• Keep rooms cleans, stocked, and ready for next patient

Requirements:

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent
• Medical Assistant with any experience
• They will accept a MA with externship exp
• MUST be willing to get MA diploma, CMA, or RMA within 6 months of hire
• Exp with Vitals and rooming patients is required

Sample job description #2

Seeking a Clinical Medical Assistant for our practice who provides clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now.

What you will do in this role

• You will prepare patients for examination and treatment by taking patient histories and vital signs
• You will prepare exam and treatment rooms with the necessary instruments for your patients including preparation and maintenance of supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization
• You will give injections and assist with lab testing and phlebotomy
• You will assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals
• You will answer telephone calls to the practice and screens for referral

What qualifications you will need

• One year of Medical Assisting or other applicable clinical work experience is highly preferred
• Candidates with one year of Medical work experience who do not possess Medical Assistant Certification must obtain Certification within one year of hire date
• Certification is not required upon hire but is preferred
• Graduation from a Medical Assisting program is preferred

Sample job description #3

ABC Company is recruiting for a Medical Assistant to provide both clinical and front-desk sup at ABC Health Centers.

Summary

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under a Provider’s direction by performing the following duties.

Patient care:

• Assists patients by answering routine questions, resolving minor difficulties and giving directions to patients as authorized by the Provider
• Documents all patient communication in patient charts to include any Provider directed instructions
• Supports the patient through the education and information on community resources, such as classes, support groups, and pharmacy assistance programs
• Provides education and support to patients and families as directed by the Provider
• Assists patients in basic self-management goal setting. Applies basic active listening and behavior modification principles in goal discussions with patients
• Makes appointments as needed and directed by the Provider

Clinical:

• As directed by the Provider, assists with routine office examinations and procedures that may include administering injections, medications, vaccinations, and blood draws
• Documents all procedures in the patient’s chart
• Documents all patient interaction, tracks, and attaches laboratory and diagnostic test
• results to patient charts; communicates results and orders to patients as directed by the Provider
• Serves as a liaison to pharmacies (Ex. In regards to new and refill prescriptions and follows up with patients as needed)
• Participates in both patient and practice level meetings
• Assists with patient/population communications such as calls or letters to remind of needed preventive or chronic care steps

Operations:

• Prepares, cleans, and sterilizes equipment and exam rooms as established by standard safety and clinical protocols
• Properly handles the disposal of infectious/hazardous waste, according to OSHA guidelines
• Inventories and requests supplies
• Actively participates in quality improvement activities such as meetings, PDSA, pilots, data collection, evaluation of practice or location performance metrics, etc.
• Support a shared goal model in order to achieve high-quality care that is patient and family centered
• Participates in scheduled pre-visit planning/huddle process
• Facilitates coordination of care following hospital, ER utilization or follow up from specialty providers
• May participate in team meetings and quality improvement activities as necessary

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent and graduation from an accredited program for Medical Assistants
• MA Registration or Certification preferred

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• CPR certification required
• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant preferred

Other skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to speak Spanish desirable
• Knowledge of examination, diagnostic, and treatment room procedures
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care
• Skill in taking vital signs
• Skill in maintaining records and recording test results
• Skill with geriatric patients and patients in lower socio-economic sectors of the community

Sample interview questions

• Do you have any experience in healthcare?
• How would you rate your own organizational skills?
• Do you have the ability to do basic medical tasks?
• Are your communication skills good enough for the described job?
• Are irregular work hours viable for you?
• Generally speaking, are you sanitary?