Ambulatory Certified Medical Assistant

Primary Purpose:

As an integral part of the Ambulatory Care Services Float Team, provide smooth outpatient flow resulting in optimum patient satisfaction and clinic operation. The Ambulatory Medical Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant assists practitioners in delivering health care services including routine, emergency, and specialty encounters.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for performing a range of administrative tasks, including:

• Escorts patients to exam rooms,
• Obtains and appropriately records patient vital signs/medication list,
• monitors patient flow,
• Assists physicians with minor clinical procedures,
• Performs EKGs and prepares patient charts with pertinent medical information as directed by physicians.
• Schedules diagnostic tests and surgeries as ordered by the physician.
• Performs various administrative duties, including answering phones, and patient calls, returning phone calls, receiving and sorting incoming faxes, and obtaining prior authorizations.
• Ensures patient’s right to privacy, safety, and confidentiality is maintained.
• Maintains a safe environment following standards, policies, and safety regulations.
• Ensures compliance with infection control policies.
• Greets and directs all patients within the practice
• Obtaining patient demographics and verifying insurance information at each visit.
• Obtaining necessary patient information to meet current Federal guidelines and Meaningful Use guidelines for electronic medical records.
• Scanning pertinent patient information into EMR including patient authorizations, recent labs delivered by patients, etc.
• Obtaining patient authorization for medical records release (HIPAA compliance).
• Schedules any necessary appointments after completion of the patient visit.
• Monitor and review patient schedules for the next day’s office appointments.
• Identifying and resolving minor patient billing complaints.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, and stocking of office supplies.
• Maintaining cleanliness of the waiting room.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable with computers.
• Works efficiently under pressure and in a team environment
• Basic understanding of clinical tasks and HIPAA compliance.
• Proficiency in administrative tasks.
• Requires ability to manage multiple job assignments and attention to detail
• Requires strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make informed, well-thought-out decisions.
• Requires exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Requires strong computer competency, including EMR.

Job Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour

Mark C. O’Brien, D.O., Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer