What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Outpatient Clinic Setting position at SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP PC?
Job Details
Description
Southview Medical Group, P.C. is a large, multi-specialty private practice with 34 Physicians and approximately 190 employees. We are located in Professional Building 3 of the UAB - Saint Vincent's Hospital Campus in Downtown Birmingham, AL.
Our Physician services include Internal Medicine / Primary Care, Geriatric Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, and Infectious Disease. We offer Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing as well. Our office welcomes between 500 and 700 patient visitors each day.
We offer a robust menu of on-site Diagnostic Testing including X-Ray, DEXA, Ultrasound, CT, Echo, and Nuclear Medicine. Combined with our expansive in-house Laboratory, we are able to ensure accurate patient results with an efficient turn-around time. The ability to offer this comprehensive circle of care in a private practice environment sets Southview apart.
Southview Medical Assistants work closely with Physicians in the following ways:
Escorting patients to exam rooms, obtaining and documenting chief complaints, medication histories, past medical histories, etc. electronically, taking and documenting vital signs electronically, assisting Physicians in the room as needed, cleaning and stocking exam rooms as needed, maximizing Physician's efficiency and time, performing and documenting EKG's, Injections, and procedures as required by Physicians, scanning and indexing various results, EKG's, incoming correspondence, etc. as needed, and other duties as assigned by Management.
Our current opening provides coverage in Internal Medicine Physician offices as well as several Specialties. Work hours will typically fall between 7:30AM and 5:00PM. Work days are Monday through Friday.
Qualifications
Southview requires a High School Diploma/GED for this position. Previous Medical Assistant experience and Medical Assistant Certification are strongly preferred. Due to the high volume usage of Electronic Health Records, it is required that Medical Assistants have a strong background utilizing computers in a working environment. Previous Internal Medicine experience is preferred.
