Medical Assistant

Overview

Job Description The Medical Assistant serves as an integral member of the clinic team; efficiently performs back-office duties including monitoring and managing the flow of patients, greeting and rooming patients, documenting patient histories, and preparing exam rooms.

Bi-lingual is preferred. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or disability.

• Room patients in a timely fashion to maximize provider’s time, reduce delays, and meet appointment times, while facilitating a positive patient experience.
• Escort patients to the clinic laboratory and direct them to the collection tech when a urine analysis is required.
• Escort patients to a triage room and obtain patients’ weight and height.
• Verify patient information through an Electronic Medical Record system.
• Triages patients by obtaining medication list, verifies PCP (primary care provider), verifies pharmacy and reconciles medications.
• Review patient history and enter required information in the progress note.
• Complete meaningful use marker.
• Set up patient rooms and assist physicians during consultations.
• Scribe and assist in procedures and injections under the direction of a physician.
• Conduct pill counts and destroy when instructed by physician or management.
• Create and build patient procedure/exam notes.
• Interact professionally with patients and family members; provide explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary.
• Maintain an environment that provides patients with feelings of safety and security.
• Make decisions reflecting knowledge of facts and good judgment within scope of practice.
• Practice HIPAA requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain work area and clinic neat and clean at all times.
• Assist with stocking and cleaning throughout the clinic.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

• Current Medical Assistant Certification/CNA/EMT or experience
• High school diploma or GED required
• Current BLS/CPR
• Experience with electronic medical records and standard PC software applications required
• Basic Anatomy knowledge

• Minimal standing for long periods of time
• Completion of eight (8) hour shifts in a medical office setting
• Dress in proper business attire
• Minimal lifting up to fifty (50) pounds
• Walk long distances without assistance
• Sit for extended periods of time not to exceed five (5) hours in length

• 3 Medical plans to choose from
• 2 Dental plans to choose from
• A Vision Plan
• The company provides life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Options to increase Life and AD&D insurance for yourself and your family
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Freshbenies (Telemedicine, Behavioral Health and medical bill auditing and redirection of medical care via Advocacy)

Monday - Thursday: 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Hours may vary)