Assistant-Certified Medical BCC

Assistant-Certified Medical BCC

Job ID: 44508

Job Category: Nursing Support & Patient Care

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Days

Department: Oncology and Infusion

Facility: BMH Tipton Hospital

Location: Bartlett, TN

Overview

Job Summary

Provides personal care assistance under the direction of licensed personnel and/or administrator.

Job Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient through the collection of data relevant to the patient''s condition and communicates assessment information effectively with patients, families, staff, and physicians.
• Identifies VS and lab alert values, and communicates values outside parameters with the patient''s nurse/provider promptly and effectively.
• Gathers reports from staff, labs, imaging, pathology and others, and makes available to the physicians as requested.
• Provides assistance in keeping efficient patient workflow.
• Provides assistance to physicians with procedures as well as specimen collection while maintaining quality control standards.
• Sets up rooms for procedures and exams, draws and labels peripheral blood specimens according to hospital policy, and under the supervision of physicians enters the results in the electronic medical record.
• Provides for patient safety through standard precautions and quality control methods.
• Assists with coverage of the front desk by answering phones, accurately and thoroughly documenting in the EMR, then routing to the appropriate personnel.
• Schedules appointments, registers patients, schedules outpatient procedures/testing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specifications

Experience

DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired

Approved nursing or medical assistant course.

Minimum of one year experience.

Education

DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired

High School Diploma. Graduate of approved medical assistant program or equivalent.

Training

DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired

Approved nursing or medical assistant course

Special Skills

DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired

Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties. Computer literacy. Maintain Certification.

Phlebotomy experience

Licensure

DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired

BLS certification within 14 days of hire date; CMA certification required.

Certified by the National Certification Board (National Center for Competency Testing) or obtain within 6 months of hire date.

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