What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Wake Spine & Pain Specialists?
Wake Spine and Pain is seeking Medical Assistants with one or more years of experience working in a healthcare environment.
One year of EMR (Electronic Medical Records) experience is required (eClinicalWorks experience a plus).
Position Summary
The Medical Assistant performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a medical provider.
Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, authorizations, incoming and outgoing faxes, insurance verifications, maintaining, and updating medical records.
Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examinations, preparing treatment rooms, assisting providers with materials, instruments, and equipment during exams, sterilizes and cleans instruments, maintains inventory of supplies, and ensures efficient patient flow.
Essential Functions
- Patient Intake - taking height, weight, vitals, medical history
- Procedure Room Assisting - managing fluoroscopy machine, documenting procedure notes, prepping room for physician
- Diagnostic Imaging - authorizing, scheduling, obtaining results via websites
- Telephone Triage
- Outgoing referrals
- Medical Supply Ordering and Inventory Control
- EMR data entry
- Patient Education
- Urine Drug Screening
- Pulling NC Controlled Substance Databases
- Documentation of Lab Results
- Fitting DME such as back braces and TENS units
- Patient Education of DME
- Utilizing x-ray for diagnostic imaging in clinic
- Scheduling
- Occasional responsibilities include but are not limited: check-in, check-out, collecting and posting payments, handling new patient referrals
- Monitor outgoing referrals
- Preform chart audits as needed
Competencies
- EHR
- Medical Terminology
- Customer Service
- Technical Capacity/Analytical Skills
- Communication Proficiency/Organizational Skills
Benefits
We offer a competitive total compensation package (401k, medical, vision, dental benefits, LTD/STD, life insurance, paid holidays and time off, no weekends, etc.).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Pain Medicine
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application Question(s):
- This position requires you to be able to lift up to 15 pounds, stand for an extended amount of time, and wear a weighted lead x-ray vest (10-15lbs) while assisting in procedures which may be a couple hours a day. This is a requirement for the job so accommodations cannot be made. Are you able to meet these physical demands of the job?
- What is your required hourly pay rate?
Experience:
- EMR systems: 1 year (Required)
- procedure room: 1 year (Preferred)
- Clinical Medical Assisting: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $19
