Medical Assistant

Job description

Location: Hawaii Cancer Care Pay Range: $18.45 - $30.75 Job Description Summary: Assist physicians with medical procedures in office. Responsible for phlebotomy, laboratory testing, quality control, instrument troubleshooting, and maintenance. Primary Key Performance Areas: Responsible for performing proper quality control procedures before proceeding with patient testing. Perform laboratory blood work. Perform blood draws Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing. Perform technical laboratory procedures in a timely manner with accuracy and precision, meeting the standards of all accrediting and regulating agencies. Prepare blood or bone marrow slides for evaluation. Send outside labs to appropriate facility as dictated by patient’s insurance plan. Maintain test report logs, quality control logs, equipment records, and checklists according to all regulatory agencies. Will follow the AON patient I.D. policy and procedure with every patient encounter. Obtain vital signs, height, weight, pain level and PHQ9 depression screening of patient as requested by physician and document in the Onco/EMR system. Place patient in exam room and prepare for physician in a tim...