Medical Assistant Opportunity:

Principle Health Systems is seeking a Medical Assistant for our rapidly growing pain management group (Principle Spine and Pain) based in South Houston, TX. This position will work out of our Texas City clinic location.

PHS has recently received 7 Top Workplaces awards to-date including Healthcare Industry, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Innovation, Woman-Led ,and Employee Appreciation.

• Full-time, permanent role
• Pay: Hourly based on experience and tenure
• Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
• Location: Position works out of Texas City ,but occasionally covers staffing in Pasadena or Clear Lake as needed
• Benefits: Competitive benefits include health/vision/dental, 3 weeks PTO, 9 paid holidays, and a matching 401k plan

Medical Assistant Essential Job Functions:

• Obtain and record patient medical histories, vitals, test results and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Verify patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepare notes for providers.
• Complete records by recording patient examination, treatment and test results in the EMR (NextGen).
• Prepare treatment rooms and ensure supplies are ready, order more when necessary.
• Assist practitioners with medical procedures, examinations and other patient care.
• Counsel patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about procedures.
• Educate patients by providing medication and diet information and instructions; answer questions.
• Coordinating the daily administrative activities, including scheduling, and patient medical record maintenance.
• Updating and scanning patients' medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments as necessary for medication refills.
• Responsible for sending patient recommendations and referrals to appropriate departments on a daily basis.
• Ensuring all duties of clinical and pre-op are addressed in a timely manner.
• Responsible for timely communication with patients.
• Maintain communication with Nursing Supervisor regarding inventory orders.
• Maintain communication with management prior to requesting provider scheduling changes.
• Responsible for the weekly submission of medication logs for in-office procedures for each provider.
• Ensuring compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.

Medical Assistant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a medical assistant role
• Spanish speaking, preferred
• Medical Assistant certification preferred.
• Required High school diploma, or equivalent.
• A basic understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, and appropriate clinical pharmacology for medical assistant practice scope.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills.

Medical Assistant Physical Requirements:

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.

For internal use only: MA; CMA; RMA; Medical Assistant; medical assisting; certified medical assistant; registered medical assistant; NRMA, NRCMA; pain medicine; pain management; interventional pain

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pain Medicine

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person

Application Question(s):

• What is your current zip code and desired hourly pay range?

Experience:

• medical assisting: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person