Medical Assistant Skills Checklist

Please rate your experience / frequency within the last year

0 = No Experience / Observed Only
1 = Limited Experience / Rarely Done (<6 times/year)
2 = May Need Some Review / Occasionally Done (1 – 2 times/month)
3 = Experienced / Frequently Done (daily or weekly)

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AGE OF PATIENTS CARED FOR

Newborn/ Neonate (birth to 30 days)(Required)
Infant (31 days to 12 months)(Required)
Toddler/Preschool (13 months to 5 years)(Required)
School Age Child/adolescent (6 years to 18 years)(Required)
Young Adults Middle Adult (19 years to 64 years)(Required)
Older Adults/Elderly (65+ years)(Required)

GENERAL DUTIES

Awareness of HCAHPS(Required)
Administrative procedures(Required)
MDS Coordinator Admit/discharge patients(Required)
Blood glucose monitoring(Required)
Coordinate scheduling(Required)
Documentation(Required)
Dressing changes(Required)
HIPPA regulations(Required)
Isolation techniques(Required)
Observe for adverse medication reaction(Required)
Alert licensed staff of medication reaction(Required)
Patient education(Required)
Position/transfer patients(Required)
Pulse oximetry(Required)
Lab Draw(Required)
Screen/direct provider calls(Required)
Screen/direct patient calls(Required)
Urine dipstick(Required)
Universal precautions(Required)
Vital Signs(Required)
Wound care(Required)

ASSIT WITH

Patient's health history(Required)
Patient's physical exam(Required)
Patient procedures(Required)
Diagnostic testing and procedures(Required)
Discharge instructions(Required)
Therapeutic procedures(Required)

CARDIAC

Assist with emergency(Required)
Perform 12 lead EKG(Required)
Use of cardiac monito(Required)

VASCULAR

Apply/monitor noninvasive BP monitor(Required)
Intake and output(Required)
Discontinue peripheral IV(Required)
Manual BP(Required)
Phlebotomy draws(Required)

OTHER SKILLS

Apply nasal cannula/face mask(Required)
Incentive spirometry(Required)
O2 saturation monitor(Required)
Assist with lumbar puncture(Required)
Neurological evaluation(Required)
Seizure precautions(Required)

ORTHOPEDIC

Cast Care(Required)
Crutch Walking(Required)
Traction(Required)

GASTROINTESTINAL

Assist with feeding(Required)
Nutritional evaluation(Required)
Instruct/obtain clean catch urine(Required)
Straight/Foley catheter female(Required)
Straight/Foley catheter male(Required)

OTHER SKILLS

Vitamins, minerals, herbs(Required)
Antibiotics(Required)
Antifungal(Required)
Antiviral(Required)
Psychotropic(Required)
Ophthalmic medications(Required)
Aural medications(Required)
Respiratory system medications(Required)
Cardiovascular system medications(Required)
Gastrointestinal system medications(Required)
Urinary system medications(Required)
Reproductive system medications(Required)
Endocrine system medications(Required)
Musculoskeletal system medications(Required)
Nervous system medications(Required)
Intramuscular (IM)(Required)
Subcutaneous (SQ)(Required)
Intra Derma(Required)
Z-track(Required)