Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) (U) (46

at SIU Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description
The primary function of this position is to perform clinical and clerical duties and responsibilities
in support of an assigned clinic. Responsibility of the position is to ensure that quality and
efficient health care delivery is provided to patients under the direction of a Medical Doctor,
Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Under the direction of licensed healthcare professionals, this position enters orders into the
health record systems for purposes of creating records for meeting the standards and objectives for Electronic Health Records (EHRs) as consistent with Meaningful Use core guidelines and/or similar regulations.

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 Examples of Duties
Pursuant to the specific verbal or written direction, and under the direct supervision of a licensed
provider or registered nurse, this position may:
1. Order supplies\laundry and manage inventories
2. Stock and rotates supplies
3. Clean rooms and furniture per the SIU Healthcare Clinic's cleaning and disinfection
policy
2024
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
N10380.001
The Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) reports directly to the Charge Nurse
who reports to the Nurse Administrator. This position reports to the hiring division
in the Department of Surgery and also receives direction from the Divisional
Faculty, APN, PA, or RN.
Revised: 06/16/23
4. Clean\ Disinfect\Sterilize equipment according to Departmental guidelines and Siu
Policies and Procedures
5. Room patients
6. After a departmental competency check-off may take vital signs including height, weight,
blood pressure, pulse ox, temperature, and head circumference measurements; enter
into electronic health record
7. Prepare clinic for patient visit, retrieving lab and other test results as applicable prior to
the visit
8. Set up procedure rooms
9. Assist a licensed Provider with department clinical procedures
10. After a departmental competency check-off according to an order or protocol, perform inclinic
tests and procedures including but not limited to:
a) Perform testing on adults including standard vision and hearing; enter results into
electronic health record
b) Perform waived lab testing such as urine, bilirubin, pregnancy test, hemoccult,
rapid strep, throat culture, and accucheck; enter the results into the electronic
health record; may NOT interpret results that are not immediately provided by the
test (i.e. pregnancy)
c) Collect and prepare lab specimens; urine and sputum specimens
d) EKG
e) Spirometry
f) Pulse oximetry, peak flow, nebulizer treatment
g) Simple dressing changes
h) Remove sutures or staples after site has been inspected by a licensed
professional
i) Ear wash
j) May begin the medication review/reconciliation process by verifying the
medication list with the patient noting any discrepancies. If there are no
discrepancies, may commit and reconcile the list. If there are discrepancies,
update the list, commit but may NOT reconcile. (A licensed professional must
reconcile any medication discrepancies.)
k) Perform urinary catherization's on adult patients only. Adult is defined as
anyone age 18 and over
l) Perform phlebotomy
m) Perform TB skin testing; may NOT interpret results
n) Give single dose injections listed in the protocols and approved by the
department medical director. The authorization to do so is granted by a licensed
Provider, either verbally, written and/or by the written protocol. Exception: may
pop the rubber stopper in prepackaged units such as: Solumedrol and Lupron
Depot, mix and inject.
o) Refill medications under a licensed Provider's supervision via direct approval or
written department protocol.
p) May enter and transmit new medications and change medication dosage under a
licensed Provider's supervision via direct approval or written department protocol.
Department must have a written protocol defining what meds and the conditions
in which the incumbent may enter and transmit new medications and change
medications.
Revised: 06/16/23
11. Notify Patients of normal test results only - via standardized letter or phone at the
direction of a licensed Provider or RN, in accordance with HIPAA. Refers patient to a
nurse if the patient has questions about their test results.
12. Functions as a receptionist as needed; schedule appointments, answer phones, obtain
patient's prior authorization, and register patients
13. Notify patients of normal blood results only- via standardized letter or phone at the
direction of a licensed Provider or RN, in accordance with HIPAA, if the blood results are
in the normal range and the normal ranges are printed along with the... For full info follow application link.

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