What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) / Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Dermatology office position at HealthStar?
Essential Functions :
- Clinical responsibilities include patient triage (weight, blood pressure, temperature readings, updating medication list and obtaining and documentation of chief complaint).
- Responsible for electronic patient prescription services including communication with pharmacies and verification of all medical prescriptions.
- Must be knowledgeable of EMR.
- Answers telephone, screens calls, retrieves voicemails, returns patient calls.
- Responsible for pre-certing requirements for all procedures.
- Responsible for calling patients in regards to lab results.
- Responsible for maintaining daily logs.
- Answers questions regarding patient appointments and testing.
- Responsible for communication with patients regarding patient information and education regarding procedure preps.
- Responsible for scheduling procedures and certain medical tests and referral appointments by scheduling dates, times and locations, coordinating and rescheduling as necessary.
- Responsible for scheduling appointments, verifying all necessary information such as demographics and insurance information in the patient medical record or file.
- Assists other staff as directed.
- Responsible for other job functions as directed.
- Knowledge of nursing principles and protocols and all aspects of medication names and prescribing.
- Knowledge of policies and procedures related to infection control, environmental safety and patient confidentiality as directed by HIPAA standards.
- Knowledge of medical chart reporting and records.
- Attends meetings as required.
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