Med Assistant II - FT - Day - Orthopedic Trauma Physicians Pennington NJ

About the role

The role involves preparing patients for examinations, performing preliminary tests, and assisting healthcare providers. Responsibilities also include maintaining exam rooms, managing supplies, and coordinating with various departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests.
• Takes blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reports patient history summary.
• Cleans exam rooms, obtains lab specimens, and assists physicians and other staff as needed.
• Selects appropriate equipment prior to collection to streamline processes.
• Verifies specimen orders per department policy.
• Prepares exam rooms for patient encounters and assists LIP as requested.
• Maintains appropriate levels of supplies and all relevant forms for any testing performed and maintains statistics as assigned.
• Performs thoroughly all clerical duties as needed, including but not limited to patient registration, answering phones, scheduling appointments, initiating, maintaining and filing medical records, and timely distribution of reports.
• Performs electrocardiograms and other relevant tests including point of care testing following established policies and procedures and universal precautions.
• Documents medical information in electronic medical records including medication and refill information and patient call documentation, keeps rooms stocked and organized.
• Organizes paperwork and filing.
• Cross-trains to perform Patient Reception Rep job duties as needed.
• Coordinates with front office personnel and ancillary staff in professional and positive manner in adherence of policies and procedures in support of patient service.
• Assists in front office functions as assigned including but not limited to: Checkout/in duties with claim creation and assuring complete process of discharge paperwork, referrals, patient education, appointments, insurance eligibility etc.
• Performs other selected clinical and clerical duties that assist in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management within any CH office location under the direction of a provider and manager in accordance with the objectives and policies of Capital Health (CH) and respective state laws governing such action and activities.
• Performs injections, subcutaneous or intramuscular; performs duties in accordance with Capital Health policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredited by the National Healthcare Association (NHA), or its successor, The Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association (CAHEA), or its successor; Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), or its successor; or any accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Must maintain current certification from the Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA), the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP), the National Certification Medical Association (NCMA), or registration from the American Medical Technologists (AMT), or any other recognized certifying body approved by the board.
• AHA BLS.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of insurance specifications and medical terminology.
• Excellent phone etiquette and ability to communicate effectively.

Skills

• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of insurance specifications and medical terminology.
• Excellent phone etiquette and ability to communicate effectively.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program