Medical Assistant

Responsibilities:

Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.

Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.

Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.

Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

Abilities:

High-level of multi-tasking

Time management skills

Team player

Follow step-by-step procedures

Personable

Full Time Position Monday- Friday

Physical Requirements:

Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting of patients, manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination.

Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time

Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to fifty (50) pounds

Requires corrected vision, hearing, and speech within normal ranges

Requires working under stressful conditions and sometimes irregular hours

Potential contact with bloodborne pathogens, bodily secretions, etc.

About Suntree Internal Medicine:

We are a large private internal medicine practice located in Melbourne, Florida. We are an equal opportunity employer and we believe that education and training are a key part of success. Our values are to bring Sincerity, Inspiration, and Mastery into the workplace. We offer benefits, paid time off, and holidays after the 90-day probation period review.