Medical Assistant

Purpose

The primary purpose of a Medical Assistant is to perform assigned duties in an efficient manner, in accordance with the established procedures, and as directed by the Office Manager and/or licensed physician(s) to assure that a successful viable office is maintained at all times. You are responsible to perform selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in patient care management, minor patient triage, administering first aid, performing laboratory and clinical tests, and assisting the physician in the office environment. Must care for a patient population that includes infants, adolescents and geriatrics, therefore, must be able to identify the special needs of each patient according to age and respond appropriately.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required
• Technical or Vocational training as a Clinical Medical Assistant required
• Certification preferred
• Minimum of one year experience preferred
• Experience performing prior authorizations

Job Skills

• Requires reading and understanding of moderately complex or detailed documents containing some unusual words and phrases
• Requires arithmetic ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers
• Requires clinical skills related to patient intake, injections, phlebotomy, CLIA testing and other clinical medical assistant duties
• Some typing or word processing is required, general forms and/or internal memos or short letters
• Requires computer skills for basic data entry and retrieval
• Experience using and documenting in Electronic Health Records (EHR), or Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Ten finger keyboard typing skills are required
• Experience performing prior authorizations preferred
• BLS certification preferred but not required

Benefits

• Competitive Wages
• Medical/prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Accident and critical insurances
• 403 (b) retirement with employer matching
• Cafeteria discounts
• Employee Assistance Program