Administrative Medical Assistant Addiction Medicine Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,Healthcare

$80 ALLOWANCE FOR SCRUBS INCLUDED!!

The academic medicine difference. At the center of Banner – University Medicine is patient care, research, and teaching. Join a nationally recognized health care leader and experience the future of medicine today.

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Addiction Medicine

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

$80 ALLOWANCE FOR SCRUBS INCLUDED!!

Banner
- University Medicine Addiction Recovery and Transitional Care Clinic in Phoenix, AZ offers compassionate medical care for substance and alcohol use. We offer outpatient management, including medication and detoxification for substance use disorder

As an Administrative Medical Assistant on this team, you will be primarily working with providers, residents and other multidisciplinary teams performing outreach to patients. Staff member will be scheduling appts, ensuring care gaps are met, work with our quality and safety team on weekly and monthly basis. Patient experience is a must, scheduling, calling patients with lab results and working excel database.

Uncertified Medical Assistants will be considered and will have 12 months to become nationally certified once employment begins. Uncertified Medical Assistants will have access to Medical Assistant certification study material and Banner will pay for the cost of certification. A passing score would result in a pay increase due to an MA’s newly certified status. Banner is also committed to your future and invested in furthering your education.

Medical Assistants have the opportunity to move up the Medical Assistant career ladder or sign up for tuition assistance to further advance their career. From PTR, to RN, there are endless opportunities at Banner Health. Ask your recruiter for additional details to learn more.

This is a full time (40 hours/week), day shift position:
Monday
- Friday 8:30A-5:00P to support Addiction Medicine program in line with MA responsibilities. Work in service line to contribute to and help with program implementation, program expansion to rural system sites, and with a collaborative team who is committed to excellence through the care provided. Experience with injections is required.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals.

Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for performing administrative tasks (indirect care) that support the care team in providing direct medical care. This position utilizes the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and external resources or tools to provide a complete assessment of the patient’s health status, which includes identifying care gaps prior to the patient encounter. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment and communication skills to assure that patients get the indicated care when and where they need and want it, in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

Patient contact via telephone is a critical component of this position, highlighting the medical background and communication skills necessary.

Core Functions

Performs chart review to ensure coordinated patient care.
Utilizes evidence based guidelines when identifying care gaps for preventative and maintenance care. Utilizes standing…