Medical Assistant or Medical Assistant Trainee, Norton Orthopedic Specialists-Downtown, Days

About the Role

Discover a medical assisting career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare, where you’ll find an organization that values and supports your well-being while offering competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, and tuition assistance. Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical duties under the direct supervision of a medical provider—physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner—in the medical office setting.

The Medical Assistant works closely with the physician in the practice/center clinical setting, assists with direct patient care, and serves as the clinical liaison between physician and patient and between physician and office staff. This role promotes communication among all care providers, patients, and office staff regarding the care plan for the patient as defined by the attending physician. The incumbent attends to patients utilizing age-appropriate principles of growth and development for patients of all ages according to the practice specialty.

Responsibilities

Clinical Functions

• Taking patients to rooms
• Greeting patients
• Obtaining vital signs
• Assisting with medical procedures
• Performing phlebotomy
• Obtaining lab specimens
• Calculating and administering medications and vaccinations
• Adhering to safety and infection guidelines

Administrative Functions

• Scheduling appointments
• Answering phones
• Clerical and computer work
• Prior authorizations
• Billing and coding
• Maintaining electronic medical records (EMR)
• Faxing
• Disability and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork

Training Program

No experience? Norton Healthcare offers a full-time, 40 hours a week paid training program. Training consists of a combination of classroom and clinical training. The program schedule is Monday - Friday, 8a-4:30p.

• Classroom training: Held at 1001 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40207.
• Clinical training: Completed at different locations throughout Louisville and Southern IN.

Upon successful completion of the Medical Assistant Trainee program, you will transition into a full-time Medical Assistant role. The program provides education on:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Medication Math
• Pharmacology
• Clinical and Administrative Skills

Requirements

For Medical Assistant:

• Graduate of a medical assistant program or
• One year as a Medical Assistant

For Medical Assistant Trainee:

• High School Diploma
• No experience required (comprehensive on-the-job training provided)

If you are passionate about taking care of patients and our community, we encourage you to apply.