Medical Assistant Back Office-Primary Care

Integrated Medical Services (IMS) • Buckeye, AZ

3h • Onsite

About The Position

IMS Care Centers is currently searching for a professional, compassionate and knowledgeable individual to fill the position of a Back Office, Medical Assistant for our Primary Care Clinic in Buckeye. The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing support by assisting patients and their family members before, during and after their visit. Medical Assistants work alongside doctors, nurses and other clinical personnel, performing functions that help the clinic run smoothly.

Requirements

• At least 1 – 3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant preferred
• Excellent communication skills-both written and verbal
• Experience with office medical procedures and treatments and knowledge of insurance, managed care operations, EMR scheduling software
• Must have knowledge of and always follow HIPAA guidelines and secure Protected Health Information
• Requires the ability to manage multiple changing priorities in an effective and organized fashion
• EMR (Athena) experience a plus
• Must have back-office MA experience

Nice To Haves

• EMR (Athena) experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Room patients
• Take vitals/review patient history
• Prepare and clean room for patient and get patient prepared for the physician encounter.
• Performs a variety of office-based testing and treatments related to patient care under the supervision of clinician care.
• Coordinates and manages patient care including pre-certifications, referrals, authorizations, prescriptions and scheduling of patients for clinic, hospital and other ancillary medical treatments and tests.
• Provides clerical support with patient/client notification and documentation, to include but not limited to complete medical records including labs, authorizations, X-Rays, hospital records and any previous care pertaining to each patient visit. Provides complete and accurate information necessary for billing related to the patient encounter in a timely fashion. Other duties to include scheduling follow up appointments with patients
• Keeps in communication with the front office to aid in patient flow.
• Responsible for prioritization of patient flow through clinical process

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k match available
• Paid Time Off
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED