Medical Assistant

Pay Rate: $18 per hour - $22 per hour

Summary:

• Shift Timings: Varied

Responsibilities:

• Perform venipuncture and/or EKGs, check schedules, and organize patient flow.
• Accompany patients to exam/procedure rooms and assist with walking, transferring, and dressing.
• Collect and process specimens, perform point of care testing, and prepare for exams.
• Assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, and relay instructions to patients and families.
• Answer calls and provide pertinent information.
• Send and receive patient medical records, obtain lab/x-ray reports, and manage charts.
• Enter orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or prepare prescription refill requests.
• Inventory, order, or re-stock medical supplies.
• Set up examination rooms and instruments following proper sterilization techniques.
• Maintain logging systems for refrigeration of medications, point of care testing, and sterilization processes.
• Check expiration dates on medications and medical supplies and dispose of them appropriately.
• Follow standards and procedures to maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Comply with personal protective equipment requirements against exposure to hazardous substances.
• Maintain medical charts, including filing, Op Reports, test results, and home care forms.
• Schedule surgeries/procedures and verify times with patients; prepare charts and consent forms.
• Perform proficient phlebotomy duties as required.
• Schedule appointments and register patients, updating demographic and insurance information.
• Maintain and confirm patient office schedules.
• Verify and update insurance information using internal or web sources.
• Perform and verify pre-certification for procedures as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED with completion of an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
• Medical Assistant certificate from an approved school.
• BLS certification required, issued by AHA.

Preferred Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent telephone etiquette.
• Proficient in medical terminology and HIPAA guidelines.
• Knowledge of electronic medical record or billing systems preferred.
• Adaptability to a growing and changing environment.