Medical Assistant

Description

SEMG Medical Assistant Job Description

Join Our Exceptional Healthcare Team!

Are you a medical assistant who is looking for a job that offers a supportive and collaborative work environment? Look no further!

At Southeast Medical Group, we are a team of dedicated and compassionate healthcare professionals who are committed to providing exceptional care for our patients. We are looking for a medical assistant who shares our values and is ready to join us in delivering top-notch care. As our new medical assistant, you will have the opportunity to:

Work closely with our primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality care to our patients

Assist with a wide range of tasks, including scheduling appointments, taking vital signs, and preparing patients for exams

Contribute to a positive and team-oriented work environment

Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, as well as opportunities for professional development and growth

To be successful in this role, you should have:

A medical assistant certification

Phlebotomy experience required

Experience in a medical office setting

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

A commitment to excellence and a willingness to learn and grow

If this sounds like the right job for you, we want to hear from you! Please send your resume and a brief note about why you would be a great fit for our team. We can't wait to meet you!

Certified Medical Assistant-1

Responsibilities

• Provides immunizations to patients, takes vitals, rooms on patients, clinical/clerical duties
• Prepares patients for physicians visit, preforms tests and files appropriate documents.
• Receive and direct phone calls, obtain necessary patient information to file and update patient records, and ensure all forms and consents are completed by patients
• Performs a variety of patient care activities to assist physicians and nursing personnel
• Delivers quality customer service and maintains established quality control standards.
• Check-out patients, assist with referral processing, and arrange laboratory services
• Prepare patients for examination, take vitals, and record patients' health history
• Set-up EKG machines and other ancillary tests, administer injections and medications, and perform routine specimen collection and tests
• Prepare equipment and examination rooms, and clean instruments
• Assist physician with medical treatments, procedures, and exams
• Manage inventory of medical supplies and equip exam rooms with appropriate supplies
• Managing messages, prior authorizations, patient calls

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; successful completion of an accredited medical assistant certification program (w/certification) at time of hire, or within 90 days of employment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Maintains MA and CPR certifications (and actions required for recertifications) (CPR within 30 days of employment)
• Current Basic Life Support Certifications (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Satisfactory complete applicable competency assessments/skill checklist within 90 days of hire/transfer into MA job.
• If hired into the Southeast Medical Group Career Ladder, will be required to complete training and assessment for level hired within 90 days.
• Ability to always communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized
• Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes, and organizational policies
• Knowledge of patient care and examination procedures
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times

Certified Medical Assistant-2

Responsibilities

• Perform all responsibilities for MA-1
• Assist in training and evaluation of new hires
• Assist in inventory management process
• Pod leader responsibilities
• Assisting other MAs and providers in need
• Assisting MA-Team Lead as directed
• Maintain all logs and required checks (refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.).
• Review charts, lab test results, and encounter forms for completeness and to assess follow-up as needed.
• Assists with daily and monthly quality assurance reviews including emergency kit check off.

Certified Medical Assistant-3

Responsibilities

• Perform all responsibilities of MA-2
• Assist in re-evaluation and retraining process for MAs on PIP or other competency improvement plans