Medical Assistant-Breast Surgery

Luminis Health•Lanham, MD

8h•$20 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Medical Assistants perform a variety of administrative and clinical tasks to help provide care to patients, support providers, and keep office operations running smoothly. This role involves patient registration, scheduling, managing medical and office supplies, processing orders, and ensuring compliance with quality assurance standards. The Medical Assistant will also administer injections, EKGs, spirometry, perform phlebotomy, and assist with therapeutic treatments as directed by the physician. They will determine patient eligibility for programs like Medicaid EVS, identify patient needs for referrals and preauthorizations, and handle office calls and patient greetings professionally. Accurate data entry into the electronic health record, obtaining and documenting patient vital signs, interviewing and triaging patients, and assisting providers during examinations are key responsibilities. The role also emphasizes demonstrating I.C.A.R.E. behaviors to enhance the patient experience and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
One year of clerical/billing experience in a medical office setting.
Experience operating multi-line phone systems, fax machines, photocopiers, PCs, credit card machines, glucometers, EKG machines and other medical equipment as required by the medical practice.
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification is required.

Nice To Haves

CMA, RMA or AAMA (through an approved/accredited organization) preferred.
If serving as a bilingual/multilingual interpreter, certification in Medical Interpretation is required to perform the duties of a qualified interpreter.

Responsibilities

Accurately register and schedule patients, print documents including the provider's daily schedule.
Ensure sufficient inventories of medical and office supplies are stocked and maintained.
Process the ordering of clinical supplies in accordance with practice standards.
Complete lab requests, referral and health forms, and maintain logs as mandated by state and federal regulatory guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Administer injections, EKGs, spirometry, perform phlebotomy, and render therapeutic treatments as instructed by the physician.
Determine patient eligibility using programs such as Medicaid EVS.
Consistently identify when a patient is in need of a referral and/or preauthorization.
Answer and screen office calls, greet patients professionally and in a timely manner.
Project proper telephone etiquette and understand when it is acceptable to release patients' protected health information.
Perform accurate, complete, and timely data input within the electronic health record, accessing patient record information only as it directly pertains to work duties.
Obtain patient vital signs and properly document them in the patient's medical record.
Interview, triage, and prepare patients to facilitate a smooth flow.
Assist providers in medical examinations and provide other general assistance to the provider and staff as necessary.
Demonstrate I.C.A.R.E. behaviors to improve the patient’s experience.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.