Certified Medical Assistant-Orthopedics Office

About the Role

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Certified Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse for the Orthopedics Office. This role assists the provider with treatment of patients, handling both administrative and nursing duties related to patient care while maintaining a high quality of care within an office setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform general nursing duties, including assessing patients’ general condition, taking vital signs, and recording patient history.
• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Document all activities, interventions, and medications in the patient record.
• Obtain pre-certifications, pre-authorizations, and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating physician advice and instructions.
• Handle critical lab values and promptly seek physician orders.
• Schedule outside referrals and assist with medical procedures.
• Answer telephones, schedule patients for office visits and/or hospital tests, and send prescriptions to pharmacies.
• Call patients with test results.
• Maintain exam rooms and other patient areas for physician use.
• Ensure safety, infection control, and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures and maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.
• Triage telephone patient care issues directly to clinic providers.
• Adhere to corporate, JCAHO, Rural Health, departmental policies, and personnel guidelines.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and teamwork.
• Cover for co-workers during absences and complete a full range of duties as needed.
• Perform general receptionist duties, including answering phones, scheduling patients, preparing cash receipts, registering patients, and entering daily charges.
• Other duties as assigned.