Medical Assistant

About the role

Gastro Health is a great place to work and advance in your career. You'll find a collaborative team of coworkers and providers, as well as consistent hours.

Responsibilities

• Work with providers to room office visit pts, which consists of greeting pts, taking vitals, entering history in the EMR and updating medication lists.
• Keeping exam room clean and stocked with medical supplies.
• Assisting providers with rectal exams and hemorrhoid banding procedures.
• Performing testing such as Fibroscans, bone density and breath tests.
• Prior authorizations for medication and infusion drugs.
• Maintaining logs for expiring infusion medication drugs with each patient's insurance and renewing when needed.
• Scheduling testing and procedures for patients after their office visits and from incoming PCP requests.
• Greet and room patients, ensuring appropriate patient flow
• Update patient's medical chart with accurate and timely documentation
• Manage phone triage and take appropriate action under the direction of the provider
• Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders
• Provide patient education as well as personal patient care to provide comfort and well-being to acknowledge physiological and psychological needs
• Under direction from providers, process refills for prescriptions following clinic protocol
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with fellow clinic employees, managers and providers
• Take direction and initiate actions that will allow cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care
• Follow safety procedures in compliance with OSHA and state health department guidelines
• Other administrative tasks as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 2 years' experience as a Medical Assistant (AAMA certification preferred)
• Medical terminology knowledge required
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• eClinicalWorks (eCW): 1 year (Preferred)

Qualifications

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Spending Accounts, Life / AD&D, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet, 401(k) retirement plan with Non-Elective Safe Harbor employer contribution for eligible employees, and Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees
• Tickets at Work program providing discounts on concerts, travel, movies, and more

Skills

• Spanish and Portuguese speaking is a plus, but not required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to our eligible employees

Pay

• Competitive compensation

Schedule

• No weekends or evenings – Monday thru Friday

Benefits

• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees

Company Information

• Gastro Health is the one of the largest gastroenterology multi-specialty groups in the United States, with over 130+ locations throughout the country.
• We are composed of the finest gastroenterologists, pediatric gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, and allied health professionals.
• We are always looking for individuals that share our mission to provide outstanding medical care and an exceptional healthcare experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We thank you for your interest in joining our growing Gastro Health team!