Medical Assistant General Surgery

Job Description

A Medical Assistant performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting Physicians and other licensed providers to provide cost effective, quality patient care.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? Do you want to have a job where the work you do matters? At Intermountain Health, we are looking for Medical Assistants who are patient-focused and engaged.

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The Medical Assistant (MA) functions under the supervision and licensure of the Physician or Advanced Practice Clinician within the clinical setting.

Shift Details: 0 budgeted hours/week, PRN. Clinic hours are Monday
- Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Schedule will be the same as clinic hours, but will be based on clinic staffing needs.

Unit/

Location:

Cassia Regional
- General Surgery Clinic

Additional Details: Prior direct patient care or Medical Assistant (MA) experience is highly preferred.

• Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
• Effectively uses computer applications in the office setting.
• Schedules, coordinates, and monitors appointments, inpatient and outpatient admissions, tests, treatments, and procedures.
• Maintains medical records and other information.
• Maintains inventory of supplies. Orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
• Accurately documents patient history, physical, and vital information into the medical record.

• Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
• Conducts pre-authorizations and referrals in accordance with third party insurer requirements.
• Facilitates timely billing by completing necessary documentation.

• Prioritizes (triage) patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk-in communication in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency situations.
• Prepares and maintains examination and treatment areas.
• Performs complete intake process as specified by physician or other providers (chief complaint, history, vital signs, height, weight, OFC, care process model data, etc.).
• Administers screening tests to patients (e.g., visual tests, audiology, spirometry, EKGs) within practice type.
• Assists provider with examinations, procedures, treatments, and interventions.
• Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific MA training, guidelines, care process models, protocols).
• Reports significant changes in patient condition or other pertinent patient information to the Physician.
• Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out of clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting and tracking of lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.
• Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives (i.e. CQI, TQM, Lean, 100% participation, etc.).

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer into Medical Assistant job.

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer.
• Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or one with which Intermountain Healthcare has a valid affiliation agreement.
• OR three years of Medical Assistant experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting.
• OR successful completion of an accredited LPN or RN program and a current LPN or RN license.

• National MA Certification or current LPN/RN licensure.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• 7 years of Medical…