Health & Wellness Clinic Certified Medical Assistant at Kendal At Oberlin in Oberlin, Ohio

Job Description:

Kendal at Oberlin is a full-service life plan community, which primarily serves older adults in the Quaker tradition. Residents are assured a lifetime of healthcare including short- and long-term nursing services, memory care and assisted living. Equally important, residents enjoy an independent, enriching living experience.

Kendal at Oberlin's Health and Wellness Clinic is currently seeking a compassionate, detail oriented Certified Medical Assistant for a full time, 8am-4:30pm position. The Medical Assistant will maintain and enhance Kendal at Oberlin’s Health and Wellness Clinic for independent living residents and maintain continuity of resident care by assisting in the completion of clinic operations by practicing good medical assistant skills. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Providing proper intake of residents’ health information in the EMR


• Conducting telephone checks on residents as needed


• Updating residents’ medication regimen in the EMR


• Assisting physicians and nurse practitioner with office visits and procedures


• Administering injections to residents as prescribed


• Informing the Health & Wellness Director of any anticipated or present problems


• Scheduling NP and physician appointments as necessary


• Processing NP and physician orders and updating EMR timely


• Performing EKGs, ear irrigations, bladder scans, fingerstick INR and blood sugar checks, and other procedures as directed by the NP or physician and within the scope of practice


• Assisting with the implementation of annual vaccinations, immunizations, and Mantoux testing of residents and employees

Qualifications and Experience:

• Current certification of medical assisting by the state of Ohio and 2 years’ related experience in a medical office setting.


• Proven ability to coordinate medical office activities with excellent organizational skills.


• Ability to handle most tasks independently including maintaining patient medical records and preparing and supplying examination rooms.


• Must be flexible and work particularly well with public, residents, and staff.

Behaviors

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them


• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause


• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group


• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject


• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest


• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well


• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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