What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Evara Health?
Do you want to make a difference in the community?
Are you looking to add to your career in healthcare?
Evara Health has been serving the community for over 40 years. We are a not-for-profit health care organization with 14 locations throughout Pinellas County, FL!
Join us at Evara Health as a Medical Assistant! You will get to perform administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician to assist in examination and treatment of patients. As a member of a care team, support the mission and goal achievement, respect, integrity, partnership and compassion in all activities and decisions. Ready to continue to make a difference? Be part of a transformative journey in healthcare!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Responsible for knowing and following clinical policy and procedure, including documenting all patient interactions in EHR timely
- Complete intake interview for new and returning patients, including counseling patients / families on their roles, and Evara Health's role in a medical home
- Participates in daily huddles, works with the care team to ensure pre-visit preparation including culturally and linguistically appropriate services
- Prepare patients for exams consistent with the purpose of the exam
- Perform related duties necessary to ensure quality patient care as requested by supervisor, including addressing barriers when the patient has not met treatment goals
- Assist provider with exams of patient and special procedures as requested
- Process all tasks, including phone calls from patients, routing as appropriate and responding in a timely manner
- Scanned and faxed documents to be read, reviewed, placed in appropriate charts and / or routed as appropriate daily
- Administer treatments including nebulizer, oral medications, pediatric and adult vaccines at the direction of the Nurse or provider
- Perform screening tests including audiometry, EKG, Pulse Ox, and peak flow meter at the direction of the provider
- Safely and accurately draws blood
- Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with regulatory agencies and established organizational policies and procedures
- Schedule patients for follow-up appointments based on established protocol, identified need and availability of appointments; follow-up with patients who have to keep important appointments
- Clean and stock exam rooms, disinfect exam room tables, treatment and lab surfaces daily
- Exhibits customer service consistent with organizational standards
- Openly, clearly and respectfully share and receive information, opinions and concerns and feedback in a supportive manner
- Work collaboratively by mentoring new and existing co-workers, building bridges and creating rapport with team members across the organization
- Additional Telehealth duties may be assigned to include the following :
- Work with assigned provider supporting Telehealth services to include New Patient appointments
- Review assigned providers schedules 24 hours in advance to help facilitate Telehealth services
- Ensure Telehealth patients are placed in appropriate provider waiting room prior to appointment
- Be readily available via Skype for assigned Telehealth provider
- Travel to different centers for coverage as needed
- Strict adherence to all Evara Health, HIPAA, HRSA, State, Federal and accreditation agency rules and regulations
These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties assigned. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
Graduate of an approved MA Program
Required : Minimum one (1) year as a Medical Assistant. Must demonstrate required MA competencies. Experience with electronic health records highly desirable
LICENSES, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION :
Current BLS Certifications
CULTURE
Evara Health strives to not only be the healthcare provider of choice, but also the employer of choice, one that offers you the opportunity to excel in your career and be a difference maker in the lives of the patients we serve.
BENEFITS
Apply now and be part of our passionate team dedicated to patient-centered excellence at Evara Health.
Your journey to making a difference starts here!
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