Module 4 review

If possible, it is best to limit a résumé to a single page.

What items in the medical office should have labels or be color-coded for safety reasons?

How are old telephone logs, payroll records, minutes of practice management meetings, and canceled checks categorized?

A job search will usually be successful if a medical assistant applies for three to five positions using the Internet.

Regular safety inspections should include a review of storage for compressed gases, medications, and chemicals.

What is a comfortable temperature for treatment rooms or special procedure rooms?

When an office contracts with an outside payroll service, employee files are also maintained by the outside service

Professional liability insurance for a medical office will cover costs of repairing damage caused by a tornado.

A MA may be expected to help patients identify community resources for visiting nurse and homemaker services

What term describes the situation of an employee who has become disillusioned with work and has lost interest in the job

Staff meetings should be held at least twice a week to promote teamwork and share information.

What information is not included on a résumé?

How many names and addresses of references should be included on a résumé?

Service contracts cover repair costs for equipment after the manufacturer’s warranty has expired.

What may be stored in examination rooms in cupboards or drawers?

What should be available for hand hygiene in every examination room?

What résumé would a recent MA graduate probably use if he or she has worked part-time and summers as a cashier?

Which parts of the office require the ability to be locked in addition to the main office doors?

Which of the following statements would be most descriptive when describing job responsibilities on a résumé?

An electronic security system makes it unnecessary to have other locked areas in a medical office.

What term means establishing and maintaining policies and procedures that protect the clinic and staff from lawsuits?

What question is illegal for an employer to ask a female candidate in her 50s during an interview?

How should all medical records, including computer data backup disks, be stored?

Which of the following should be included with personal demographic information at the top of the résumé?

Who is usually responsible for minor, routine office maintenance?

A MA with several years of experience highlighting skills that transfer to a different type of work

Credentials for CPR and first aid should be included on a medical assistant’s résumé.

What protects Drs and office staff if pts claim that diagnostic procedures, tests, or treatments caused an injury?

Which of the following is the least desirable reference?

It is illegal for an employer to ask an applicant for a medical assistant position to take a keyboarding test.

The statement, “prepared patients for examination” would be an example of the participle form of the verb.