Vascular Medical Assistant will work under the direction of the Divisional Administrator and the Access Center Manager. The Medical Assistant role entails serving as a liaison between the patient, family, and medical health care team during the outpatient visit.

 

• Perform all clinical duties as requested by the provider, operational duties in coordinating patient flow throughout the space, and supporting the team with administrative functions and care of patients.
• Use CROWN to keep track of patient arrivals and patient status.
• Measures and documents the patient’s vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, and blood pressure), height and weight; reconciles medication list in the patient’s EMR in an accurate and complete manner while meeting all Meaningful Use measures.
• Assist clinical team with patient and procedure room preparation and post-procedure clean-up, operating the C-Arm, scrub-in for procedures, clean and sterilize tools and equipment
• Assist in scheduling patients for vascular access procedures and provide assistance in transporting patients within the center
• Maintain sterile field during procedures and notify Intervention list of any break in sterile procedure which may compromise the procedure or patient safety

• High School Graduate or Medical Assistant Diploma
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, customer service and communication skills Must be able to successfully work independently
• Ability to read, write and speak Spanish preferred
• One year of related experience
• This position does not require the use of CROWN for order entries