Medical Assistant Family Medicine

Job Description:

A Medical Assistant resident with no prior medical assistant experience learns to work as medical assistant in a clinical setting. Medical Assistant – Residents are learning from Clinicians, Nurses, and Medical Assistants while on the job. Medical Assistant – Residents have accountability for providing care to patients in an ambulatory clinic setting. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs. A Medical Assistant resident will be responsible for communicating clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities including telephone and in-person interactions.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? Do you want to have a job where the work you do matters? At Intermountain Health, we are looking for Medical Assistants who are patient-focused and engaged.

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Scope

The Medical Assistant (MA) functions under the supervision and licensure of the Physician or Advanced Practice Clinician within the clinical setting.

Posting Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes

• Shift Details: Full-Time (36 hrs/wk - Monday to Friday, 4 10 hour shifts, no holidays or weekends!)

• Unit/Location: Mountain Family Health Clinic

• Additional Details: Prior Medical Assistant program completion, experience & certification is highly preferred. Prior direct patient care experience may be considered.

Job Essentials

Performs basic clerical and office duties including:
Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
Effectively uses computer applications in the office setting.
Schedules, coordinates, and monitors appointments, inpatient and outpatient admissions, tests, treatments, and procedures.
Maintains medical records and other information.
Maintains inventory of supplies. Orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
Accurately documents patient history, physical, and vital information into the medical record.

Performs business and financial duties including:
Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
Conducts pre-authorizations and referrals in accordance with third party insurer requirements.
Facilitates timely billing by completing necessary documentation.

Performs clinical functions within acceptable standards of care including:
Prioritizes (triage) patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk-in communication in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols.
Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency situations.
Prepares and maintains examination and treatment areas.
Performs complete intake process as specified by physician or other providers (chief complaint, history, vital signs, height, weight, OFC, care process model data, etc.).
Administers screening tests to patients (e.g., visual tests, audiology, spirometry, EKGs) within practice type.
Assists provider with examinations, procedures, treatments, and interventions.
Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific MA training, guidelines, care process models, protocols).
Reports significant changes in patient condition or other pertinent patient information to the Physician.
Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out of clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting and tracking of lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.
Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives (i.e. CQI, TQM, Lean, 100% participation, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

Medical Assistant Resident

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers

Medical Assistant

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. Must be obtained prior to start date.

• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant Program

• Or 1 year of Medical Assistant Experience

• Or current RN/LPN license

Physical Requirements:

Location:

Mountain Family Health<