Medical Assistant Heuser Primary Care

Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to exam rooms.
• Maintains clean, neat and well-stocked exam rooms.
• Provides quality phone service by scheduling patients or referring callers to appropriate parties.
• Answers phone messages from patients promptly.
• Maintains patient information that is accurate and charts/paperwork are filed correctly.
• Maintains medical records.
• Under the direction of a Provider, the Medical Assistant performs a variety of duties in connection with the examination and treatment of patients.
• May travel to off-site locations to perform diagnostic testing and assist in physical exam components, TB testing, Injections, phlebotomy and others.
• Administers and records injections and TB testing under the supervision and order of the physician.
• Performs venipuncture and obtains specimens, performs CLIA waived lab tests.
• Performs office procedures including, but not limited to, PFT, UDS, EBT, EKG, fit testing, within the scope of practice as directed by provider.
• Receives telephone calls from patients, pharmacy and others; documents and relays information to provider for action.
• Phones pharmacy with approved medication orders/refills.
• Performs a variety of front office duties as needed, including, but not limited to, reception, telephone, chart maintenance, insurance forms and scheduling.
• Organize and communicate with insurance companies for authorizations for therapies, testing and specialist referrals.
• Provides appropriate referrals to case management for employees.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Completion of a MA training program Required.
• 6 months experience as a Medical Assistant Preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification Required.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPC) - Certificate State Required.
• Completion of an approved training program OR completion of an unapproved training program and successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a certifying organization accredited by either the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute as described by the Arizona Administrative Code (Chapter 16 – Arizona Medical Board - R4-16-401 and R4-16-101) OR completes a United States Armed Forces medical services training program Required.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Certification Medical Assistant Certification (e.g., CMA, CCMA, RMA) Preferred.

Qualifications

• HonorHealth will reimburse the cost of the successful completion of the certification exam.
• If you do not receive your certification within the assigned period, you will no longer meet the minimum qualification of the position and will be terminated.