What are the responsibilities and job description for the Floater Medical Assistant position at Forum Health?
Forum Health is a nationwide network of medical healthcare providers specializing in functional and integrative medicine. Our West Jordan, Utah office is looking to add an experienced Full-time Floater Medical Assistant to the team.
The Medical Assistant position is the backbone of the clinic. Medical Assistants guide the patient on their personalized journey to live a better, healthier life. Because of this great responsibility, all assigned tasks must be completed with great care and accuracy. Medical Assistants are the liaison between the provider and the patient and must maintain a professional, calm demeanor at all times.
This position will be primarily based out of our West Jordan location and traveling to our Orem Office as well. The schedule for this position will be Monday-Friday 8am-5PM
Requirements Education/Experience
Requirements include High School Diploma or GED. Must possess 1-3 years of experience as a Medical assistant. The candidate must demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills. Preference will go to candidates willing to adapt to a fast paced environment with a steep learning curve.
Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Responsible for office assistant duties including coordinating and scheduling patient appointments and follow ups, greeting patients, and answering and returning patient calls.
- Responsible for gathering a thorough medical history, including vitals and BMI prior to each visit, of the patient and entering or updating patient medical record information.
- Responsible for scheduling lab testing, ordering required lab work for patients, contacting the patient regarding lab reviews, and updating the patient medical record information.
- Required to train and obtain identified certifications for medical practice equipment and devices.
- Responsible for assisting in procedures and the set-up of medical equipment.
- Responsible for the management of medical faxes and working on prior authorizations for prescribed medications.
- Refills medications as directed by the provider and coordinates prescriptions with the patient’s preferred pharmacy as needed.
- Responsible for the administration of (Men's sexual health) procedures.
- May be asked to float to West Jordan office in accordance to office needs and patient flow.
