Medical Office Assistant

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and maintains patient flow
• Obtains and records vital signs and medical information
• Performs in office testing: EKG, spirometry, audiometry, vision, point of care labs
• Phlebotomy, specimen preparation and drop off to lab box
• Prepares treatment rooms for exams, keeping neat and clean
• Aids physician with procedures or visits as needed
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments, disposes of contaminated supplies, manages medical waste
• Sets up medical lab equipment and runs quality control measures
• Schedules appointments for patients, contacts medical facilities to schedule tests for patient, sends requests, completes prior authorizations
• Obtains and enters patient records or results into EMR
• Stocks and orders supplies
• Answers telephones, directs calls, takes phone messages, reviews voicemail and FHC email
• Maintains vaccine refrigerator and freezer temperatures
• Manages vaccine inventory
• Collects patient payments, updates record system, sends invoices for direct-pay patients
• Verifies insurance status and patient responsibility
• Data entry into EMR, vaccine and laboratory portals
• Clerical duties such as making copies, completing paperwork
• Other tasks as needed or as assigned by the Administrator or Medical Director

Qualifications

• Education requirement: HS Diploma or GED required, Medical Assistant training course
• Licenses/Certifications: MA or RMA certification
• Technical/computer Skills: Strong communication ability both in person and on telephone, computer proficiency, ability to perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy
• Proficiency in Spanish is highly desired
• Prior experience: 1-2 years in a medical practice setting
• Physical demands: Standing (up to an hour continuously), walking and sitting for up to 4 hours, must be able to help patients on and off exam table and scale, must be able to lift 20 lbs, must be able to reach overhead, manual dexterity
• Environmental demands: Must comply with standards for use of personal protective equipment, requires fitting for N95 respirator, hand hygiene, potential exposure to sharps

Pay

Minimum Salary: USD $25.26/Hr.

Maximum Salary: USD $25.83/Hr.