Certified Senior Medical Assistant - Orthopedics (Willowbrook)

About the role

This position is located at Houston Methodist Orthopedic Institute in Willowbrook, TX. The role is non-exempt, full-time, and requires a certification as a Certified Medical Assistant from AAMA, NAHP, NCCT, NHA, or Registered Medical Assistant, along with a BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assists with pre-visit planning and completes pre-visit workflows
• Performs vital sign checks, medication reviews, and reviews medical and social histories
• Documents care administered, diagnostic measurements, treatments, and procedures in the EMR
• Follows up with patients to ensure compliance with recommendations, medications, lab results, and other appointments
• Coordinates care with hospital, ED, consulting physicians, and community resources
• Ensures patient satisfaction through peer-to-peer accountability and behavior modeling

Qualifications

• Five years medical assistant experience with highly complex, chronic disease management or in a specialty discipline
• High school diploma or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Speaks, reads, and writes English proficiently
• Communicates effectively with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers
• Knowledge of medical practice and care of patients
• Proficient in computer skills for documentation and work-related purposes
• Completes required continuous training and education

Benefits

Details about benefits are not specified in the job posting.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The job shift is Day.

Supplemental Requirements

• Uniform: Yes
• Scrubs: Yes
• On-call: No
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area