Intake Medical Assistant (59047)

CIRCLE THE CITY•Phoenix, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Essential Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to: Completes the admission paperwork with patient and provider, including the Financial Attestation Form. Calls the Respite HUC to coordinate admission and call Nurse Manager if the patient requires specific Medication, DME or IV antibiotics Answers all call to the Intake Phone Attends both the a.m. and p.m. daily Intake Review meeting Acts as backup for the Intake Coordinator for Referrals Helps with scanning at either Respite facility Schedules outpatient post discharge appointments for patients who do not meet admission criteria. Distributes marketing flyers to facilities with downtime. If all Intake duties are complete, will redeploy to other facilities Collaborates with the Provider/Nurse throughout each shift to determine work assignments and priorities, as well as communicating the status of delegated task completion and outcome of patient data findings Maintains timely, ongoing verbal communication in order to assure good care of patients and the effective running of the clinic Responsible for collecting, collating and entering required data and information into the applicable database or format in an accurate and timely manner Treats each patient in a manner that preserves and supports patient confidentiality, patient rights, and patient dignity Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment Assists with copying, faxing and filing as needed Phone coverage and triage of calls when necessary Ability and willingness to perform medical assistant duties at other CTC clinic sites Performs other duties as required Qualifications

Requirements

Basic knowledge of medical terminology
Completion of an approved Medical Assistant training course
Able to obtain vital signs accurately
Ability to use personal computer for recording patient data /history
Proficient in reading and writing skills in English
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment
Demonstrated interest in working with an underserved population
1 years of MA experience.
Requires a current Arizona state driver’s license

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED (preferred but not required)
Experience in a medical environment highly desirable
Bi-lingual communicative skills preferred
CPR/BLS certification

Responsibilities

Completes the admission paperwork with patient and provider, including the Financial Attestation Form.
Calls the Respite HUC to coordinate admission and call Nurse Manager if the patient requires specific Medication, DME or IV antibiotics
Answers all call to the Intake Phone
Attends both the a.m. and p.m. daily Intake Review meeting
Acts as backup for the Intake Coordinator for Referrals
Helps with scanning at either Respite facility
Schedules outpatient post discharge appointments for patients who do not meet admission criteria.
Distributes marketing flyers to facilities with downtime.
If all Intake duties are complete, will redeploy to other facilities
Collaborates with the Provider/Nurse throughout each shift to determine work assignments and priorities, as well as communicating the status of delegated task completion and outcome of patient data findings
Maintains timely, ongoing verbal communication in order to assure good care of patients and the effective running of the clinic
Responsible for collecting, collating and entering required data and information into the applicable database or format in an accurate and timely manner
Treats each patient in a manner that preserves and supports patient confidentiality, patient rights, and patient dignity
Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment
Assists with copying, faxing and filing as needed
Phone coverage and triage of calls when necessary
Ability and willingness to perform medical assistant duties at other CTC clinic sites
Performs other duties as required