Lead medical assistant job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Lead medical assistant in details. A complete job description concludes Lead medical assistant key duties/responsibilities, Lead medical assistant job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Lead medical assistant duties:

1. Provides input to hiring, evaluation, coaching, corrective action and discharge of staff. 
2. Completes EPIC and other system required training for position responsibilities
3. Creates new patient files and supporting documentation is available in a timely manner to meet clinic operational needs.
4. Ensure HIPAA compliance
5. Assesses patients and alerts physicians to potential life-threatening situations.
6. Recognizes critical diagnostic data and alerts the physician in a timely fashion.
7. Recognizes changes in patient condition and reports appropriately.

II. List of Lead medical assistant qualifications

1. They are also responsible for maintaining their required licensure for this position and all additional CME that is required per the Oregon Board of Medical Imaging for this license if applicable. 
2. Successful completion of an accredited medical assisting program required.
3. Graduate of an x-ray training program preferred.
4. Minimum of two (2) years experience in either urgent care or family practice required.
5. Prior supervisory experience preferred.
6. One (1) year of Lead or Supervisory experience required.
7. Revenue cycle experience required.
8. BLS certification required.
9. Professional certification preferred
10. Licensed Radiologic Technologist Limited Permit (LRT-LIM). Current applicable state license for limited x-ray permit: may include upper/lower extremities and chest/rib required and spine as per site operations preferred.
11. Communications skills enabling adequate information flow in a pleasant manner, not only with co-workers and patients, but also with telephone, fax and computer communication.
12. Competency in the performance of patient care skills.
13. Ability to work well with minimal supervision and make sound assessments and judgments within scope of practice.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.