Medical Assistant

About the role

Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Medical Assistant to join our team!

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.
• Spanish and Portuguese speaking is a plus, but not required.
• 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.
• Demonstrates 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 Medical Assistant preferred
• Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) preferred not required
• Scheduling
• Take patient vitals.

Qualifications

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits package
• Comprehensive benefits package to our eligible employees
• 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
• Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees
• Tickets at Work

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
• Rapidly growing team with opportunities for advancement

Location

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 always looking for individuals that share our mission to provide outstanding medical care and an exceptional healthcare experience.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our eligible employees.

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