Certified Medical Assistant- Oncology - UofL Health

We are hiring at the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center - Downtown

Location:

529 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:  1^st Shift (5 days, 8hrs)

About Us

UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center is an academic cancer center affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. The cancer center’s goal is to make cancer a disease of the past through cutting-edge care, innovative clinical trials and cancer prevention efforts. Brown Cancer Center is home to Kentucky’s first and longest-accredited program by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. We are a nationally recognized center for developing experimental cancer therapeutics and diagnostics and have the most significant cancer trials program in the region. We are a global leader in the clinical trial testing of new immunotherapies that activate your body’s immune system to fight cancer and have become early adopters of these immunotherapies that reduce the cancer death rate in the U.S. The Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy has been established through experts at the Brown Cancer Center to understand further the role of cancer and the immune system to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative treatment strategies.

Certified Medical assisting duties include patient triage, vital signs, patient history, EKG,
injections, and using the electronic health record.

• Obtains medical history, triage patients, record vitals
• Reconciles medication list in EHR
• Obtains Falls risk and SSI risk.
• Reports any abnormal results to physicians immediately (i.e. labs, etc.).
• Supports nurse clinicians and infusion nurses to collaborate the care of the patient.
• Carries out dedicated task from the registered nurse and healthcare providers.
• Phlebotomy (training on site)

• Responds timely and appropriately to tasks
• Maintains clean exam rooms
• Adheres to organizational policy and procedure
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all
times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education:
• High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent (required)
• Medical Assisting Certification (required)
Experience:
• One year of working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and or documented
evidenced of externship completed in a medical office (preferred)