Medical Assistants (MA / CMA)

Job Description

Job Description

Striving for a Healthier Community!

Excel Medical Center is seeking full-time Medical Assistants & Certified Medical Assistants (MAs / CMAs) to join us in our mission to provide direct clinical adult medicine to the underserved community here in Philadelphia!

Excel Medical Center provides adult patients with primary care, internal and geriatric medicine.

We have 14 clinical locations, with most clinics located across the Northern Philadelphia area.

Job Responsibilities :

MAs / CMAs working in a fast paced environment, help patients by providing first point of medical engagement with our patients when taking vitals or performing blood work and various medical test such as lab samples, EKG, eye screening, A1Cs, etc., and by providing helpful information and a caring touch.

Duties also include securing medical records via our EMR system (Athena); maintaining medical supplies inventory; performing preventive maintenance to keep equipment operating.

Medical Assistant Job Duties :

• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
• Saves Physician's time by helping with office procedures such as EKG's, Spirometry, etc.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions in regard to health.
• Schedules appointments by making arrangements with the Out / in patient medical center; verifying times with patients; preparing charts and consent forms.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the Medical practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Medical Assistant Skills and Qualifications :

Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) with certificate of completion from a medical assistant program is a .

experience with AthenaOne is a .

Excel Medical Center LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer