Medical Assistant

Description

Overall Responsibility

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of Physician by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Bring patients back to exam rooms, collect vitals and enter into patient chart
• Remove sutures and staples, provide general Wound Care and 1st aid
• Casting/Splinting/Durable Medical Equipment dispensing and documentation
• Blood Draw for PRP under physician supervision
• Enter Labs/Diagnostic Imaging/CPQ’s
• Injection Set Up
• Follow up on Work Comp RFA’s
• Schedule diagnostic tests and post-test appointments
• Contact insurance companies for pre-certification
• Provide patients with supplies ordered by physician
• Clean and stock exam rooms with supplies
• Call in prescription refills/dispense medications to industrial patients
• Contact post operative patients the day after surgery to follow up, enter notes in patient chart
• Call and confirm appointments for Post tests, labs and Epidural injections
• Check voicemail, telephone encounters, and return calls promptly
• Pull films for surgery cases and save to patient chart ? Clean Instruments/Autoclave/Sharp containers, etc.
• Merging daily chart notes, bubble sheets and scanning for Physicians
• Cover other team members if they are out sick or on vacation
• Act as MA floater when your specific physician is on vacation or when you are caught up with your duties and responsibilities
• May need to travel to other offices when there is a coverage need
• When available and able, translate for patients and office staff
• Address fax inbox
• Complete disability forms
• Run CURES reports

Requirements

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Skills and Attributes

Good communication skills

Good organizational skills

Strong sense of customer/patient service

Follow dress code and professional appearance

Understand HMO, PPO, and workers comp insurance

Team player

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and twelve to eighteen months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience in the back office

Patient care experience, casting, and removal of staples. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current MA Certification, preferred

Current CPR Certification

Current TB