MidPart TimeEN
Nemours is seeking a Casual Medical Assistant in Jacksonville, FL.
The Medical Assistant is an important liaison between the patient/family, provider, and other care team members. The Medical Assistant will coordinate patient flow, review charts and update with most current information, ensure the appropriate paperwork accompanies the patient to the room and enter pertinent history in the medical record. The MA performs clinical procedures in accordance with divisional responsibilities, as directed by physician, and per protocol.
Essential Functions:
1. Deliver excellent customer service to the patients/families and other care providers. Focusing on family centered care.
2. Demonstrates proficiency in entering radiology and lab orders as directed by physician and in accordance with approved protocols/standing orders.
3. Room patients ensuring appropriate documents are with the patient, up to and including required diagnostic reports.
4. Perform the following in accordance with divisional responsibilities, as directed by physician, and per protocol. a. Performing clinical procedures, to include but not limited to the following: i. performing aseptic procedures ii. taking vital signs iii. preparing patients for the provider’s care iv. performing venipunctures and non-intravenous injections v. observing and reporting patient’s signs and symptoms b. Administering basic first aid. c. Assisting with patient examination/treatment. d. Operate required medical equipment e. Perform and collect routine laboratory specimens f. Administering medication
5. Perform office procedures including all general administrative duties as required (i.e. scanning, filing, faxing).
6. Act as a liaison between support services and other clinical divisions.
7. Clean, prepare and stock exam, treatment and medication rooms for daily activity.
8. Obtain authorizations according to the patient’s insurance policy for any tests, therapies, DME, etc. ordered by the provider.
9. Act as a backup to other medical assistants as needed. This is to include all clinic locations.
10. Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s manager
Job Requirements
High School Diploma required.
Healthcare and Customer Service experience. Educational experience can be counted for years of experience.
Medical Assistant Certification preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association (AHA) within three months of employment and continue to maintain as required.
Strong customer service skills and willingness to adapt to change.
Communicates effectively with patient, families, and all members of the care team.
Proficient in Medical Terminology.
Attend in-service classes as appropriate and assigned by manager.
Maintain confidentiality.
Works with minimal supervision
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.
