Medical Assistant Heart Failure and Transplant

Posting Specifics 

Shift Details: 20 hours/week, Full time. Clinic hours are Monday- Friday 7:00am-5:00pm. Scheduled shifts will be Tuesday- Friday 1:00pm- 5:00pm.

Unit/Location:  Intermountain Medical Center- Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Clinic

Additional Details: Prior direct patient care or Medical Assistant (MA) experience is highly preferred. * Candidate selected will be required to attend weekly Medical Assistant Staff Meeting every Thursday from 12:30pm-1:00pm.

 
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 I 

1. Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. 

2. Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer into Medical Assistant job.