Medical Assistant - Diabetes & Metabolism

Employment Type: Full time, Day Shift

About the Role

Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group is looking for a Medical Assistant to join our Center for Diabetes located in Hartford. The Medical Assistant coordinates patient flow, prepares patients for office visits, escorts patients to treatment rooms, obtains and documents patient information, and organizes duties to optimize efficiency and promote positive patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Prepares the room and patient for examination and treatment.
• Obtains pertinent history, enters it into the medical record including chief complaint, medical and surgical history, allergies, medications, and appropriate review of systems, and takes/documents patient vital signs.
• Serves as a scribe between patient and physician in treatment rooms, documenting all relevant information.
• Processes and files all lab/diagnostic test results, correspondence, and clinical notes in patients’ charts after review by the physician.
• Ensures accurate and complete documentation on patient records and notifies providers and other departments of diagnostic testing results.
• Collaborates with receptionists to ensure patients are seen in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assists front office personnel by answering the telephone and scheduling patient appointments.
• Processes patient telephone calls and correspondence for the practice.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of six (6) months of related work experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical assisting normally associated with obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Medical Assistance is preferred.
• National Certification as a Medical Assistant is a plus.

Benefits

• Day shift.
• Great benefits effective day 1.
• Competitive pay.

About the Facility

We are a group of primary care providers, specialists, and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.