Medical Assistant

About the role

Medical Assistants work under the direction of the physician and RN to take vital signs, assist with data collection, provide direct care, and assist with tasks as directed. This position coordinates laboratory and radiology appointments, referrals, and directs patients to the proper services with all needed requisitions. Maintains patient charts and logs and provides secretarial support as well as assisting with registration and billing.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care to patients.
• Provides care to patient as instructed in accordance with established procedures.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measures vital signs (weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature), and documents all information in patient's chart.
• Obtains all related reports, labs, and information and files in patients' medical records in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensures that exam rooms are stocked with adequate medical supplies and cleaned in accordance with practice standards.
• Performs required checks (e.g., refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change).
• Schedules and verifies appointments for patients, including verification of patient insurance information.
• Records all necessary patient, guarantor, and financial information as each patient is being registered.
• Gathers all proper forms and obtains necessary signatures.
• Collects and provides receipts as required for pre-payment of services and prepares encounter forms.
• Directs or assists the patient to the ancillary department with paperwork required by the department.
• Maintains all logs, charts, and appointment books.
• Checks expiration dates on all stored medications, immunizations, and supplies on a weekly basis.
• Updates laboratory/x-ray logs on a daily basis.
• Maintains MSDS book.
• May perform specialized procedures, such as blood draws and conduct EKGs.
• May complete insurance forms and code procedures for billing.
• For certified medical assistants only: inputs data into Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• Certification as a Medical Assistant preferred.