Job Description

Staff Position Description

Position Title: Medical Assistant Position Code: MA-______

Department: Cancer Center Safety Sensitive: YES

Reports to: Supervisor/Medical Oncologist Exempt Status: NO

Position Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.

Key Responsibilities

·Attends to the personal needs of the patients regarding obtaining accurate authorizations

• Obtain patient history and vital signs, prepare and maintain examination and treatment rooms

• Assist with examinations, procedures and treatments

• Performs CLIA waived lab tests and obtains specimens

• Performs proficiency testing and runs controls for waived tests

• May perform venipuncture

• Document patient charts accurately

• Schedule, coordinate and monitor appointments

• Responsible for charging for technical functions, assisting the physician and nurses for all clinical requests, and maintaining all applicable KRMC policies and procedures. Included are also injections, organizing chemotherapeutic agents for the Oncology Nurses to administer, looking up authorizations, and developing moderate knowledge of chemotherapy, its side effects, and implications upon a patient population

• Maintains and facilitates communication between the patients, physician, and staff, adapting to individual’s ability to understand

• Demonstrate initiative and responsibility

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or Equivalent

Certification/Licensure: BLS through the American Heart Association

Must meet one of the following criteria:

☐ Has attended an approved medical assistant training program, a copy of the diploma or transcripts are on file, by one of the following:

a. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

b. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

☐ Graduated an unapproved training program and successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a certifying organization accredited by either the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute and a copy of that certification is on file. If needed, we will assist you in obtaining a CCMA certification.

• National Healthcareer Association: CCMA
• American Medical Technologist: RMA
• American Association of Medical Assistants: AAMA
• National Center for Competency Testing: NCMA
• American Medical Certification Association: CMAC

☐ Was directly supervised by the same physician, physician group, or physician assistant for a minimum of 2000 hours prior to February 2000. (Letter from physician, physician group, or physician assistant must be on file)

☐ Has completed a medical services training program of the Armed Forces of the United States and a copy of that certificate is on file.

☐ Has completed an unapproved medical assistant training program and was employed as a medical assistant after program completion, prior to February of 2000.

Skills:

Knowledge of and ability to use basic medical terminology

• Ability to communicate effectively with others

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks

• Ability to maintain attention to detail

Preferences

Experience: One to three years’ medical office experience preferred.

Special Position Requirements

Exposure Categories:

· Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues

· Other potential hazard(s): possible exposure to chemical, biological and radioactive substances; possible exposure to hostile individuals

Work Requirements

· Must be able to distinguish appropriate colors

• Knowledge of and ability to use computer hardware and software applications

• Reaching and/or working above and below shoulder level

• Capable of lifting up to 30 pounds

• Capable of walking or on feet 50% of time per day with frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, standing

• Capable of sitting at desk 25% of the time per day • Communicating using telephone

Created/Revised: 10/27/2018; 3/25/2019; 10/3/2019; 2/22/2022; 2/9/2026