What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Ohio Gastroenterology Group Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Job Functions :
Room patients in clinic for up to 4 doctors. Rooming patients include taking vitals, reviewing health history, and reason for visit as well as turning over rooms between patients
Occasional discharge for office patients, providing patients orders, scheduling them for procedures, subsequent visits, and providing them appropriate discharge paperwork
Orders protocol for physicians.
Initiate capsule endoscopy visits, assist patients with swallowing pillcam and outfit them with proper recording equipment for the day, retrieving equipment at end of day when patient returns and download recordings.
Receive tasks to scheduling capsule endoscopy patients.
Daily reviews and has working knowledge of physician’s schedules.
Practice appropriate charting methods.
Travel between offices is required.
Secondary Job Functions :
Assist Medical Secretaries, including reviewing / managing any mail / miscellaneous correspondence, patient charts, messages, scheduling by physician / MLP, orders, and any other responsibilities that need attention.
Receptionist duties, as will back up receptionist when needed.
Assist with physician / MLP recall appointments.
Attend all office meetings and in services as required.
Maintaining confidentially of patient, personal and financial information by utilizing HIPAA guidelines and regulations.
Any other tasks as requested by the physician, executive director, human resource manager, and / or the office supervisor2.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
Ability to handle a multi-line phone system.
Ability to organize work material and / or charts to ensure accuracy of patient records.
Ability to relate to all levels of patients, staff members as well as external providers and / or agencies.
Neat appearance and professional demeanor and pleasant phone demeanor.
Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including telephone communications, office systems, and record keeping
Knowledge of modern business communication, including style and format of letters, memoranda, minutes, and reports
Skill to use a personal computer and various software packages
Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives with little supervision
Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems
Fluent in English.
Credentials and Experience
Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
Prefer 2 years’ experience working in a medical environment.(office, clinical, or hospital)
Special Requirements
Willingness to learn new tasks, be cross-trained within the office, and be flexible with work load to help office flow.
Flexibility in working hours willing to work occasional overtime.
Physical Demands
Applies the principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving people, or equipment (occasional).
Must be able to independently lift 25 pounds (occasional).
Physical ability to retrieve and file records in a (6-7 shelf) file cabinet. (Frequent)
Must be able to sit (frequent), stand (frequent), walk (frequent), stoop (frequent), bend over (frequent), and type on keyboard (frequent).
Ability to communicate in person and by phone (frequent).
Work Environment
Medical office requiring some contact with adult patients.
Office workstation environment with numerous employees.
Ohio Gastroenterology Group offers a nice life / work balance and a great benefits package that includes :
Medical, dental and vision coverage- benefits are effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
Company paid life insurance and short term disability
Generous paid time off plans (vacation, sick and personal)
7 paid holidays
Two retirements plans :
401(k) plan that offers a 3% safe harbor contribution with immediate vesting as well as annual profit sharing contributions.
Cash balance pension plan – company contributes 2.5% and offers full vesting after 3 years of employment.
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