Medical Assistant

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Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Performs within the scope of practice for the professional license held.
• Following standard work, assists patients to exam/procedure rooms; obtains medical and social history, vital signs, height and weight, allergy information, medication reconciliation information and records data in HER
• Assists providers so that appropriate preparation, examination and diagnostic testing occur without error and without delay.
• Processes patient referrals to other provider offices.
• Prepares patient EMR charts timely and accurately.
• Gathers reports, labs, studies or other data pertinent to upcoming patient appointments.
• Places order for films, labs and other studies as appropriate, timely and accurately.
• Collaborates with patient scheduling and schedules patients as needed.
• Answers all patient questions and requests timely and appropriately.
• Faxes and copies necessary information to insurance companies, other provider offices and other facilities as necessary.
• Records information accurately and timely in EHR.
• Responds to patient pharmacy requests in collaboration with providers.
• Answers phones, retrieves voicemail messages and returns calls timely and appropriately.
• Maximizes use of free time between patient and other tasks to clean and stock rooms, copy documents and filing
• Obtains provider or patient signatures on appropriate documents.
• Assists with medical and office supplies inventory and or ordering.
• Follows the identified dress code and safety protocols to ensure patient and employee safety.
• Maintains and practices professional boundaries with all patient interactions.

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma/GED
• Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant course completion if hired after November 3, 2019
• American Heart Association BLS certification

Preferred

• 1 year of healthcare experience
• Medical Assistant Certificate