Medical Assistant

Overview:

CHENEGA HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC

Gaithersburg, MD

The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing administrative duties under the direction of the clinical staff. Also, under the direction of the Physician Assistant and/or Registered Nurse, additional duties include assisting with clinical procedures and physical examinations, and other occupational health services as needed.Responsibilities:

• Provides telephone/receptionist duties with ability to effectively communicate information regarding health services provided and procedures associated with same; schedules patient appointments; maintains administrative files and confidential medical records; types correspondence, reports, purchase orders for non-HHS supplies; orders office supplies; and performs related health unit administrative/clerical duties.
• Assists Health Unit staff in administration of Covid-19 Testing program. Will need to administer Rapid Response Covid-Testing, and assist with administrative duties for tracking results and other Covid Testing adminsitrative assignments.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Have a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Have a minimum of One (1) full year of recent full-time employment experience as a Medical Assistant in an occupational setting
• Certification in an accredited Medical Assistant Program preferred, but not required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Be able to clearly and effectively communicate with all patients and other healthcare providers.
• Working knowledge of computers

Physical Demands (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Required to adhere to all government agency guidelines as it applies to COVID vaccine Attestation/Restrictions
Executive Order 13495, The Non Displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts provide first right of refusal to incumbents on contracts. If the position is accepted by the incumbent on the job, other application/resume of non-incumbents will not be reviewed.