Position: Medical Assistant
Location: Cookeville, TN
Schedule: Monday-Friday (8:00am-5:00pm)

Job Description:

Maintains a positive public image for the practice by dealing with patients with a high level of courtesy and respect.
Responsible for assisting the physician with basic office medical functions to ensure a coordinated approach to patient’s activities.
Works closely with the physicians to ensure expedient, appropriate patient care.

• Performs patient and family education, counseling, and teaching.
• Brings patient into exam room, obtains brief history of complaints, prepares patient for exam and takes vital sign.
• Performs clerical work consisting of, referrals, scheduling appointments with other physicians and facilities, filling out forms, and answering phones.
• Assists physician with exam and procedures as needed.
• Stock rooms, takes care of instruments and autoclaves equipment.
• Assists in the orientation of personnel, with emphasis on nursing aspects.
• Gives injections.
• Attends staff meetings and in-services.
• Assumes charge position as required in absence of supervisory personnel.
• Performs other duties/projects as assigned, or required

Qualifications:

• 1+ Year(s) of experience - Required
• Comfortable with phone calls, greetings, processing, mailing, and cleaning - Required 
• High School diploma - Required 
• MA certification - Required 
• BLS (AHA)

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