Medical Assistant Lead

About the Role

Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Lead Medical Assistant to join our team. You'll find a collaborative team of coworkers and providers, as well as consistent hours.

Responsibilities

• Work with providers to room office visit patients, which consists of greeting patients, taking vitals, entering history in the EMR and updating medication lists
• Keep exam rooms clean and stocked with medical supplies
• Assist providers with rectal exams and hemorrhoid banding procedures
• Perform testing such as Fibroscans, bone density and breath tests
• Handle prior authorizations for medication and infusion drugs
• Maintain logs for expiring infusion medication drugs with each patient's insurance and renewing when needed
• Schedule testing and procedures for patients after their office visits and from incoming PCP requests
• Greet and room patients, ensuring appropriate patient flow
• Update patient's medical chart with accurate and timely documentation
• Manage phone triage and take appropriate action under the direction of the provider
• Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders
• Provide patient education as well as personal patient care to provide comfort and well-being to acknowledge physiological and psychological needs
• Under direction from providers, process refills for prescriptions following clinic protocol
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with fellow clinic employees, managers and providers
• Take direction and initiate actions that will allow cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care
• Follow safety procedures in compliance with OSHA and state health department guidelines
• Other administrative tasks as needed

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 2 years' experience as a Medical Assistant required
• Medical terminology knowledge required

Qualifications

• Spanish and Portuguese speaking is a plus, but not required
• Bilingual preferred

Schedule

• No weekends or evenings
• Monday thru Friday

Benefits

• Great work/life balance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Rapidly growing team with opportunities for advancement
• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Spending Accounts, Life / AD&D, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet
• 401(k) retirement plan with Non-Elective Safe Harbor employer contribution for eligible employees
• Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees
• Access to Tickets at Work program providing discounts on concerts, travel, movies, and more

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