What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Interventional Pain Management position at Interventional Spine and Pain Institute?
Interventional Spine and Pain Institute is seeking an experienced full-time Medical Assistant who is a team-player with exceptional customer service skills, capable of providing the outstanding patient experience characteristic of Interventional Spine and Pain Institute. The role will be located in our Palm Bay office.
Responsibilities
- Takes patient histories and vital signs
- Prepares patients for examination and/or procedures.
- Sound understanding of positioning a c-arm while navigatin a procedure suite.
- Assists the physician with examinations and treatments
- Performs selected diagnostic tests as directed by the physician
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens, e.g., urine drug screen samples
- Sterilizes medical instruments as appropriate
- Prepares and administers medications as directed by a physician
- Enters data into patient’s electronic record (eClinicalWorks); scans and indexes documents accurately to patient’s electronic medical records
- Speaks with patients, pharmacies and providers regarding patient care issues.
- Answers Medical Assistant specific calls, seeing to it that messages are worked from time of receipt to resolution.
- Understands basic inventory, ordering and stocking of exam rooms.
- Administrative items as necessary including, but not limited to: transferring images from c-arm to EMR for upload to patient chart, retrieving lab results and attaching to chart, procedure chart prepartation, etc.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Strong ethical and moral character references; must be an optimistic team player who understands team work, doing the right thing and always puts on a good face for patients.
- Medical Assistant and medical office experience required; pain management experience preferred, but not required
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office, E.H.R documentation and a thorough understanding of medical terminology.
- Experience working in a procedure suite with interventional pain management.
- A solid understanding of c-arm terminology including instruction using the instrument.
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve. In order to be considered for interview, candidate must answer all application questions. If you have applied to a job with our organization in the last 6 months, you are not eligible to post.
Employment is contingent upon successfully clearing a background check and urine drug screen.
Job Type/Schedule: Full time Monday-Thursday 7:45am-5pm, Friday 7:45am-12:30pm
Remote work: No
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Medical Specialty:
- Pain Medicine
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- What EMRs have you used within the last 12 months (name them)?
- What is your desired hourly rate (this must be a number)?
Experience:
- Medical Assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Palm Bay, FL 32905 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $19
