What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Medbridge?
Medical Assistant Job Responsibilities:
- Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
- Room patients, collect HPI & vitals, and prepare patients for provider.
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit and advise provider of the purpose of the visit.
- Chart notes during provider-patient interaction, and complete documentation on as daily basis.
- Follow-up with patients regarding status of illness, medication(s), labs, and other items as instructed by provider.
- Prepare equipment and examination rooms, clean instruments as needed.
- Assist provider with medical treatments, procedures and exams.
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
- Equip exam and procedure rooms with appropriate supplies.
- Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, 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.
Medical Assistant Qualifications/Skills:
- Supply management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner at all times.
- Verbal communication
- Infection control
- Creating a safe, effective environment
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Professionalism
- Detail oriented and highly organized
- Customer focus
- Confidentiality
- Bedside manner
- Medical teamwork
- Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes and organizational policies.
- Knowledge of patient care best practices and examiniation procedures.
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Blood draw
- 1 years in a medical office
- Experience with EMR (electronic medical records), medical terminology
- Previous experience in specific medical field preferred
Work Location
- Medbridge Fairmont
Benefit Conditions:
- Waiting period may apply
- Only full-time employees eligible
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Social distancing guidelines in place
Administrative Duties:
- Scheduling
- Insurance verification
- Answering phones
Clinical Duties:
- Performing injections
- Sterilizing instruments
- Performing EKGs
- Administering medications
Supervisor:
- Physician
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- How many years of EPIC outpatient experience do you have?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $25
