Provides clinical and administrative duties in an ambulatory
setting under the supervision of a physician.
Job Duties of Medical Assistants CMAs and RMAs both perform a variety of duties in a medical
setting under the supervision of a physician.
Not exact matches
Other models
of care include a) where the
physician / obstetrician is the lead professional, and midwives and / or nurses provide intrapartum care and in - hospital postpartum care
under medical
supervision; b) shared care, where the lead professional changes depending on whether the woman is pregnant, in labour or has given birth, and on whether the care is given in the hospital, birth centre (free standing or integrated) or in community
setting (s); and c) where the majority
of care is provided by
physicians or obstetricians.
Consequently, it is my legal opinion that South Carolina
physicians are permitted to delegate to knowledgeable and competent medical assistants working
under their direct / on - site
supervision in outpatient
settings certain types
of medication administration.
Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) are allied health professionals who work primarily in ambulatory
settings (clinics and medical offices)
under the
supervision of physicians.
However, medical assistants who want to function in a primarily clinical position in an inpatient
setting without direct
physician supervision are not
under the aegis
of the board
of medical examiners or the state medical practice act.
Nebraska The Nebraska Department
of Health and Human Services has taken a written position that
physicians are not permitted to delegate the administration
of medication to medical assistants working
under their direct
supervision in outpatient
settings unless they become medication aides.
Most medical assistants work
under the direct
supervision of physicians in ambulatory care delivery
settings.
(A) Plain language description
of the request Background: Medical assistants are allied health professionals educated and trained to work in outpatient
settings (e.g., medical offices and clinics)
under direct
physician supervision.
With the help
of a lobbyist and the excellent leadership
of Connecticut Society
of Medical Assistants Public Policy Chair Holly Martin, a bill was introduced into the Connecticut legislature that would permit
physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and
physician assistants to delegate to medical assistants who meet specified education and credentialing requirements and who work
under a provider's direct
supervision in outpatient
settings vaccines.
MAs work primarily in outpatient delivery
settings such as medical offices and clinics
under direct
supervision of the
physician or the APRN.
Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) sometimes work
under physician supervision in outpatient
settings and are delegated administration
of medication.
States have taken these actions to guarantee that
physicians will be able to delegate a reasonable scope
of duties to professionally educated and suitably credentialed medical assistants working
under their direct
supervision in outpatient
settings.
Request: The Connecticut Society
of Medical Assistants and the American Association
of Medical Assistants request that the Connecticut General Assembly enact legislation that would enable licensed
physicians to delegate: (1) the administration
of medication orally or by inhalation; and (2) the administration
of intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections (including vaccinations / immunizations) to medical assistants working
under their direct
supervision (as defined above) in outpatient
settings who:
Section 38 - 2218
of the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act provides strong legal authority for the
physician's right to delegate clinical and administrative duties to a medical assistant working
under direct
supervision in an ambulatory health care delivery
setting.
Performs simple patient procedures,
sets up exam / procedure rooms including instruments for minor procedures, prepares and may include administrating medications (excluding IV)
under direct
supervision of a
physician.
During this practicum, you will work in an actual clinical
setting under the direct
supervision of a doctor or
physician's assistant, where you will perform duties such as:
LPNs work in a variety
of settings under the
supervision of a registered nurse or
physician.
Under the
supervision of the Practice Administrator, Practice Manager, or
Physician Practice Clinical Staff Coordinator and the physicians, assists the physician in direct patient communication and care by working up with vital signs, history, special tests, preparing the exam rooms, chaperoning, scheduling appointments and tests, triage messages and phones - in prescriptions, checking in and out patients, and knowledge of, but not limited to, all clinical and clerical aspects of the medical office
Physician Practice Clinical Staff Coordinator and the
physicians, assists the
physician in direct patient communication and care by working up with vital signs, history, special tests, preparing the exam rooms, chaperoning, scheduling appointments and tests, triage messages and phones - in prescriptions, checking in and out patients, and knowledge of, but not limited to, all clinical and clerical aspects of the medical office
physician in direct patient communication and care by working up with vital signs, history, special tests, preparing the exam rooms, chaperoning, scheduling appointments and tests, triage messages and phones - in prescriptions, checking in and out patients, and knowledge
of, but not limited to, all clinical and clerical aspects
of the medical office
setting.