What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic?
Position Description: This position works directly with providers to schedule surgeries, handle patient calls, be the point person for physicians in clinic. This is primarily a sit down job, handling patient issues, concerns, prescription refills as requested and approved and other patient care concerns.
Day-to-day duties/skills needed:
- Post op phone calls
- Counsels the patient regarding medical concerns.
- Assist with post operative patients in clinic (wound care, dressing changes, removing suture/staples, and splint applications).
- Scheduling surgeries, other procedures as needed.
- Electronic order entry and documentation.
- Drawing/prepping for injections as needed.
- Lab draws.
- Proficiency in typing and general understanding of IT and computer usage.
- Anatomical terminology and general understanding of medication/pharmacological uses.
- Completing FMLA paperwork.
Qualifications:
- Athletic Trainer, Exercise Science/Kinesiology, Medical Assistant, LPN, surgical scrub tech, surgery scheduler or previous experience in similar position.
- Must be able to multi-task, be detailed oriented, organized and have great computer skills.
- We prefer candidates that have experience in scheduling surgeries and/or orthopedics.
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 5x8
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person