Medical Assistant I

Description

POSITION OVERVIEW: Responsible for assisting physicians with basic patient care and providing exceptional customer service to patients while adhering to established protocols, processes, and volume without compromising quality.

Essential Functions

• Basic rooming, along with creating surgery orders & x-ray orders
• Phreesia/MIPS Input
• Maintain supplies, equipment, prepare and clean exam/procedure rooms, stocking and sterilizing instruments ensuring patient rooms are stocked, cleaned, and presentable
• Assist physician as needed during procedure; monitor patient in recovery area
• Ensure all initial consultations, pertinent notes, lab slips, radiology and pathology reports are entered in the patient’s file and available to the physician prior to patient arrival
• Provide patient education with regards to office policies, medications, management of pain/injury/disease, home treatments and special diets using appropriate medical terminology as directed by the physician
• Ensure all consent forms are completed, signed and filed
• Respond to patient / physician / pharmacy calls calls/messages and assist with their needs
• Aid front desk with rescheduling patients

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Minimum of 2 years working as a medical assistant preferred
• Strong focus on patient quality and customer service
• Excellent follow through to see tasks to completion
• Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills
• Possesses a high degree of self-motivation and produces high quality work with minimal supervision

Desired Qualifications And Skills

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
• Experience with Allscripts

Pay & Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Generous PTO package and paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance and long term disability insurance
• Ability to purchase accident insurance, short and long-term disability insurance
• Opportunities for internal training and development
• Retirement Plan eligibility after one month of service with eligibility in company profit sharing

Working Conditions

• Typical business office environment
• Local travel required
• Constant viewing of computer monitor, mousing and typing
• Frequent standing, walking and sitting
• Frequent stooping, lifting, carrying and pushing/pulling 10 pounds or more
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Specific Vision Abilities

• Close vision
• Color vision
• Peripheral vision
• Adjust focus

Hours of Business

Typical business office hours are Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Must be able to work early, late and long hours, as needed, to meet the essential functions of the job.