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UF Health

Medical Assistant | Cardiology | Day Shift | Full-time

Jacksonville, FL 32209 · US

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About the role

Overview

A professional multi-skilled person dedicated to assisting in all aspects of medical practice including administrative and
clinical procedures under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed physician.

Responsibilities
  • Assist with patient examinations or treatments
  • Participates in performance improvement projects.
  • Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the physician
  • Perform basic laboratory procedures
  • Provides a standard of excellence as it relates to customer service for patients, staff members, and other customers.
  • Take patients' vital signs
  • Prepare patients for the provider's care
  • Perform venipunctures and administers routine, non-controlled medications
  • Correctly document all entries in the medical record, either electronic or hard copy, to include signature, date and time
  • Perform all assigned electronic medical record functions, to include responding to and handling EMR tasks, as directed
  • Administer hospital approved medication as directed by and under the direct supervision of licensed physician
  • Observe and report patients; signs or symptoms
  • Administer basic first aid
Qualifications

Position Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Less than one year - Medical Assistant experience.
  • Prefer one year Medical Assistant experience.
  • Must be graduate from approved Medical Assistant program. 

Necessary Skills: 

  • Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. 
  • Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks. 
  • Knowledge of ambulatory health care or related health care fields. 
  • Skilled in conflict resolution.
  • Ability to use computers. 

Required Licensure/Certifications:

  • Must obtain medical assistant certification within 6 months of date of hire/transfer into the position.
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association. 
  • Assist with patient examinations or treatments
  • Participates in performance improvement projects.
  • Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the physician
  • Perform basic laboratory procedures
  • Provides a standard of excellence as it relates to customer service for patients, staff members, and other customers.
  • Take patients' vital signs
  • Prepare patients for the provider's care
  • Perform venipunctures and administers routine, non-controlled medications
  • Correctly document all entries in the medical record, either electronic or hard copy, to include signature, date and time
  • Perform all assigned electronic medical record functions, to include responding to and handling EMR tasks, as directed
  • Administer hospital approved medication as directed by and under the direct supervision of licensed physician
  • Observe and report patients; signs or symptoms
  • Administer basic first aid

Position Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Less than one year - Medical Assistant experience.
  • Prefer one year Medical Assistant experience.
  • Must be graduate from approved Medical Assistant program. 

Necessary Skills: 

  • Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. 
  • Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks. 
  • Knowledge of ambulatory health care or related health care fields. 
  • Skilled in conflict resolution.
  • Ability to use computers. 

Required Licensure/Certifications:

  • Must obtain medical assistant certification within 6 months of date of hire/transfer into the position.
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association.