Medical Assistant - Part Time

Mountain Orthopaedics: We pride ourselves on creating and maintaining a setting that offers high quality patient care.

Medical Assistant

The Medical Assistant will report to the Administrator and Manager.

Job Overview:

Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments and surgeries, obtaining prior authorization, and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties may include, such as preparing treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment. Part time hours.

Business Operating Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-4pm.

General Responsibilities and Duties:

• Preparing treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment
• Escort patients to exam rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in the patient's chart.
• Maintaining surgical schedule and obtaining prior authorization as necessary.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; keeping patient information confidential.
• Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated supplies
• Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls

Skills:

● Able to speak/write English clearly and make self understood.

● Good verbal and written communication skills.

● Correct grammar, spelling skills, and legible writing.

● Skills in answering the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner and using a multi-line phone system.

● Able to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.

● Demonstrate compassion and caring in dealing with others.

● Tactfulness/soft spoken.

● Demonstrate willing to adapt to change.

● Be able to prioritize workload while remaining flexible.

● Confident positive manner and appearance.

● A medical mindset to understand the theories, reasons, and technical aspects of medicine.

● Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

● Ability to maintain records

● Knowledge in the fields of medicine, anatomy and physiology

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent substitute.

Minimum Experience: 2 years; combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience.

Minimum Skills: Experience with EMR, MS Word, Excel, MS outlook.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

● Occasionally required to sit.

● Occasionally required to walk.

● Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

● Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

● Occasionally required to lift moderate weights (25-50 pounds).

● Finger dexterity required.

● Hand coordination required.

● Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust or focus.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid training

Medical specialties:

• Orthopedics
• Surgery

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person
• Office
• Private practice

Experience:

• EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
• Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person