Full-Time CMA or LPN for Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Description

Position Summary: Our team is looking for a hard-working medical assistant who will work with the physicians and other members of the practice by performing a variety of clinical and administrative duties. This person will work to fulfill patient needs and ensure smooth patient flow within the practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical Assistant Duties and Responsibilities:

• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating and preparing room between patients for the provider.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary.
• Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures.
• Labs, imaging, and chart review to be done the day before and report to the provider.
• Labs that are not available for a patients follow up appointment need to be reviewed the day before the patient’s appointment and rescheduled.
• Rooming patients and adhering to a seamless transition for the patient and provider.
• Checking messages and any voicemails in the morning left for the provider and communicating any concerns to the provider.  
• Referrals and prior authorizations.
• Printing all PMP’s, the providers daily schedule, and any medication refills for the provider before the start of the day.
• Looking a week ahead into the providers schedule and notifying the CSR’s (customer service representatives) that gaps are present in the providers’ schedule.

• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsel’s patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about surgery.
• Schedules surgeries by planning with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations and adhering to patient privacy laws.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders with approval, and verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Basic life support/CPR certified and maintained every 2 years.  
• Other duties assigned by Practitioner.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Current American Heart Association CPR Certification
• Certification from an approved medical assistant program, but not required or equivalent combination of clinical medical assistant training
• EMR Experience, Athena experience is a plus

Hours of Availability: Monday-Friday with ability to work shifts during the hours of 7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. with Saturdays 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Salary : $19 - $26