Certified Nursing Assistant

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants•Overland Park, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant (Medical Assistant) to work at its clinic in Overland Park, Kansas. The role performs back-office duties and occasional front-desk duties. Assigned responsibilities may change at any time at management’s or the supervisor’s discretion.

Requirements

At least one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting.
Comfort with back-office responsibilities.
High school education or equivalent.
Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and B, influenza, and COVID-19. Accommodation or exception requests will be considered case by case, consistent with applicable laws.

Responsibilities

Escort patients from reception to exam rooms; document height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, and chief complaint as indicated; and notify the doctor when the patient is ready.
Stock exam rooms each morning and clean rooms between patients.
Maintain medical-supply inventory and submit requisitions in a timely manner.
File scanned paperwork daily.
Fax clinic schedules to physicians for the next clinic day.
Prepare the travel chart weekly.
Open and distribute mail daily.
Print the schedule for the following clinic day and verify that progress notes and superbills are attached.
Order office supplies.
Answer telephone calls, including calls to closed offices at other locations.
Page physicians about consultations, including the consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with extension.
Schedule appointments for new and existing patients according to established guidelines and provide directions to new patients.
Handle and process billing information daily.
Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily.
Register patients, enter or update patient demographics, and copy vital information.
Collect co-payments and past-due balances at patient check-in and check-out.
Coordinate and process referral information for managed-care patients.
Process medical-record requests.
Obtain requested laboratory specimens, complete lab requisitions, prepare samples for lab pickup, and document this in the medical record.
Ensure superbills are completed at the end of the visit, including visit code, diagnoses, and all labs ordered.
Perform other tasks as assigned by management.