Medical Assistant

External Job Description And Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW:

The Medical Assistant provides a variety of administrative, patient care services and documentation assistance under the supervision of a clinician. Support from the Medical Assistant optimizes workflow for the clinician allowing them to achieve higher productivity. The exact scope of the Medical Assistant’s responsibilities may vary depending on the type of practice, facility and needs of the clinician they are working with.

The Medical Assistant carries out his/her duties by adhering to the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct, acts in the best interest of TeamHealth and fully supports TeamHealth’s focus on supporting its clinicians. The Medical Assistant will comply with HIPAA and company policy by managing sensitive and confidential matters such as patient information and protecting the security of information, data and files.

A Medical Assistant may not evaluate a patient, make a medical assessment or give medical advice. The clinician must determine the skill level and capabilities of each Medical Assistant and take into account the liability risk and quality control when assigning responsibilities.

The position reports to the Clinical Practice Manager with day-to-day supervision provided by the clinician.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Requirements

• Manages census data in the post-acute facilities, audits for accuracy
• Assists with scheduling and tracking of regulatory visits
• Assists with obtaining missing face sheets, upon request
• Obtains and organizes forms for clinician review & signature (certifications, consults, incident reports, pharmacy recommendations including GDRs)
• Maintains census in gEHRiMed
• Attaches scanned documents and pictures to gEHRiMed
• Updates patient information in gEHRiMed
• Adds alerts to gEHRiMed such as hospiceor any category that may be applicable in the future
• Enters new patients in gEHRiMed 2
• Performs special assignments and other related tasks as directed by clinician or CPM Patient Care Services
• Accompanies clinicians at facilities for rounding.
• Prepares rounding list and gathers necessary information for clinician:
• Patients to be seen o Lab/test results o Vital Signs, Weights, Accuchecks
• Medication Administration Record (facility EHR or paper)
• Assists with telemedicine by preparing patients for visits, gathering patient information and holding telemedicine equipment Documentation Assistance/Scribe Duties
• May assist clinician with documentation either in person or remotely
• Accompany clinician during the patient visit to document, verbatim, information elicited during the visit into the medical record, at the sole direction of the clinician
• Records historical patient information by copying, verbatim, from outside medical records into gEHRiMed, or verbatim from the clinician, including, but not limited to:
• Demographic information and updates: Allergies, Immunization Record, Past Medical History, Past Surgical history, Social History, Family History,Medication Record
• Records in gEHRiMed Verbatim from the Clinician:
• Physical Exam
• Plan discussions with patient and family
  
  

Qualifications / Experience

• 2 years’ experience working as a Medical Assistant in a clinical setting
• Able to perform, satisfactorily, any of the requirements listed above that are applicable to the setting and clinician
• Medical Assistant certification preferred
• Ability to review documents for accuracy and reasonability
• Intermediate computer skills required
• Ability to type efficiently and accurately
• High School Diploma required
• Ability to appropriately handle confidential information
• Excellent, professional verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

Location

On-Site

Working Level

Full-Time

Job Category

Administrative, Healthcare, Science

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No

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50413BR