What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Naadi Healthcare?
Medical Assistant Job Responsibilities:
Medical Assistant (MA) will help patients by providing information, services, and assistance. Other duties include patient intake, patient pre-op, securing medical records, maintaining medical supplies & inventory, scheduling appointments, directing phone calls, filing documents and guiding patients to where they need to be within the clinic location.
Medical Assistant Job Duties:
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit.
- Take vital signs or write down patient information before patient sees the physician
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
- Saves physician's 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; keeping patient information confidential.
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions about procedures.
- Schedules procedures; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Medical Assistant Skills and Qualifications:
Verbal Communication, Infection Control, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Organization, Scheduling, Professionalism, Supply Management, Customer Focus, Confidentiality, Bedside Manner, Medical Teamwork
**Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred**
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $21.00 - $30.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
- BLS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $21 - $30
