Registered medical assistant job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Registered medical assistant in details A complete job description concludes Registered medical assistant key duties/responsibilities, Registered 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 Registered medical assistant duties:

1.      Interview patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height and records information on patient's charts

2.      Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients

3.      Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment

4.      Inventories and orders medical supplies and materials

5.      Operates x-ray, electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test or calls medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests

6.      Rooming patients

7.      Taking vitals and patient history

8.      Assisting in office procedures

9.      Perform injections

10.  Have excellent customer service skills.

11.  Triage patients

12.  Multi-task in a fast paced environment

II List of Registered medical assistant qualifications

1. Knowledge of medical terminology
2. Knowledge of medical procedures
3. Knowledge of clerical functions
4. Current CPR card
5. Current PPD or Chest X-Ray
6. Current Health Certificate (if applicable)
7. Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program; certification preferred
8. Minimum of one year relevant experience preferred
9. Relevant certification/ license if applicable
10. AMA or AMT Certified/Registered Medical Assistant needed for work in Orange and Lake Counties for different Clinics around the area
11. MUST have experience as a Medical Assistant within 1 year, and overall experience as a
12. Medical  ssistant for 2+ years minimum, no exceptions
13. Personnel must be willing to travel to different Clinics around Lake and Orange County areas
14. Pediatric experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
15. Must have good transportation.

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.