New London, New Hampshire
Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.
Responsibilities:
General Clinical Practice
- Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers.
- Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol.
- Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the populations served.
- Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol.
- Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practitioner
- Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs
- Assists Physician/Practitioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office
- Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment.
- Documents care and progress
- Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol.
- Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol
- Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider.
- Graduate of an accredited school is required.
- Current state license as appropriate is required.
- 0-1 year clinical experience
- Office Practice experience preferred
- MA/CMA/RMA – Certification/registration or successful completion of clinical and/or pharmacology coursework is required.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA-NHA)
• CPR Certification
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health