Medical Assistant/LPN

Central Ohio Urology Group unites the expertise of its nationally recognized team to provide comprehensive care, delivered with compassion, which sets the standard for the region.

Primary Purpose:

Join our team if you strive to treat patients and others as your own family, believe that teamwork is essential to success, and enjoy self-development and learning new skills—all while wanting to be a part of the future of the urological healthcare industry.

Qualifications:

A. REQUIRED

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Interact professionally and positively with all patients, colleagues, managers and executive team
• Exhibit a high degree of maturity, integrity, loyalty, creativity, and strict confidentiality with HIPPA compliance in all daily tasks.
• One year of medical assistant experience in a medical practice setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Current Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited program

Preferred Additional:

• Clinical administration skills
• Electronic Medical Records Experience

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains the general appearance and cleanliness of exam rooms
• Maintains timely flow of patients
• Greets patients and prepares them for physician examination. Takes and documents patient histories including medications and drug allergies, height, weight, blood pressure, and pulse
• Assists physicians with procedures and collection of specimens
• Performs post void residual urine test (PVR) exams, draws blood, collects urine samples, performs office lab procedures and documents results, and coordinates all specimen requests and reports to and from various laboratories. Pull charts for lab reports to be reviewed and signed by physicians
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment. Performs quality control measures and documentation. Prepares and replenishes supplies. Maintains inventory
• Instructs patient regarding preparation for tests. Provides information and pamphlets Requests and assists with formal consent when required
• Receives and organizes the handling of medication samples, checks expiration dates and disposes outdated medications accordingly
• Disposes of contaminated and disposable items
• Mails normal PSA result and annual exam reminder cards
• Attends required meetings
• Participates in professional development activities
• Maintains strictest confidentiality
• Phone Triage:
• Answers phones, forward call to appropriate physician
• Schedule appointments
• Call results to patient after physician reviews them.
• Screen patient calls for physicians. Take care of emergent calls. Take careful note of others and forwarding information to the physician
• Call in medication prescriptions to patient pharmacy as directed by physician.
• Give limited medical advice over the phone and documenting the call and the advice given

Critical Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of medical terminology to communicate with clinical staff
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe working environment. Skill in taking vital signs
• Skill in collecting and labeling specimens
• Ability to follow quality control guidelines
• Ability to read and understand oral and written instructions
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to follow written protocols, policies and procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees and the public
• Ability to communicate clearly

Education and Training:

• Following COUG training, demonstrate appropriate knowledge of COUG standards of care and compliance
• Medical Assistant certification from an accredited program
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $21.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Gahanna, OH 43230: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Office: 1 year (Preferred)
• Medical Assistant or LPN: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location