Medical Assistant

Job Overview

Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Medical Assistant to join our team. The role involves providing comprehensive patient support in a gastroenterology setting, ensuring quality care and efficient clinic operations.

• Great work/life balance
• No weekends or evenings – Monday thru Friday
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Rapidly growing team with opportunities for advancement
• Competitive compensation
• Benefits package

• Room office visit patients, greeting patients, taking vitals, entering history in the EMR and updating medication lists.
• Keep exam room clean and stocked with medical supplies.
• Assist providers with rectal exams and hemorrhoid banding procedures.
• Perform tests such as Fibroscans, bone density and breath tests.
• Obtain prior authorizations for medication and infusion drugs.
• Maintain logs for expiring infusion medication drugs with each patient’s insurance and renew when needed.
• Schedule testing and procedures for patients after their office visits and from incoming PCP requests.
• Spanish and Portuguese speaking is a plus, but not required.
• Greet and room patients, ensuring appropriate patient flow.
• Update patient medical chart with accurate and timely documentation.
• Manage phone triage and take appropriate action under the direction of the provider.
• Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician’s orders.
• Provide patient education as well as personal patient care to address physiological and psychological needs.
• Under direction from providers, process refills for prescriptions following clinic protocol.
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with fellow clinic employees, managers and providers.
• Take direction and initiate actions that will allow cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care.
• Follow safety procedures in compliance with OSHA and state health department guidelines.
• Perform other administrative tasks as needed.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years’ experience as Medical Assistant preferred.
• Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) preferred, not required.
• Scheduling experience.
• Ability to take patient vitals.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Spending Accounts
• Life / AD&D
• Disability
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Hospital Indemnity
• Legal
• Identity Theft
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with Non-Elective Safe Harbor employer contribution for eligible employees.
• Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees.

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Gastro Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.