MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFIED (Part-time)

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center • Natchitoches, LA

74d

About The Position

The Medical Assistant provides and coordinates the delivery of clinical and non-clinical services under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) or Provider. This position also performs a variety of clerical duties to assist the WCC’s staff.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED).
• Graduate from a Medical Assistant program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Program (CAAHEP) or by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).

Nice To Haves

• Current Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification – to maintain throughout the duration of employment in the position (as applicable in state of practice).
• Six (6) or more months of related experience in an acute hospital, rehabilitation hospital, or skilled nursing unit preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs pre-certification duties such as receiving referral on new patients, verifying patient coverage and communicating with primary care provider and insurance company as needed to obtain authorization for initial visit.
• Assists the RN or LPN/LVN during the patient’s intake/discharge process.
• Collecting, recording and reporting data that includes vitals, Temperature, Pulse and Respiration (TPR), Blood Pressure (BP) and blood sugar readings.
• Taking wound photography and measurement.
• Tracking the observed responses to treatment.
• Recording care given as observed responses to treatment, including participation in wound care/Hyperbaric plan.
• Reporting unusual observations or changes in patient condition/behavior.
• Collecting specimens as requested.
• Tracking and reporting test results.
• Tracks patient visit information to include entering documentation in database systems or on the paper forms; copying documentation to hospital billing department.
• Performs recertification/extension of additional services.
• Sending clinical information and photographs to appropriate insurance company with request for an extension of visit numbers or time.
• Documenting authorization information on log upon receipt of extension; and copying the update to patient finance and attending wound center Medical Doctor (MD).
• Handling insurance recertifications.
• Performs Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy related duties as needed, upon the completion of the required Healogics training.
• Completes unit tasks such as cleaning exams areas, hyperbaric gurneys and chambers, as well as processing sterile instrument, and performing other unit task as required.
• Assists the center’s staff with clerical services handled by Front Office Coordinators as needed.
• Answering the phone, greeting patients and visitors, routing calls to appropriate staff, scheduling patient appointments.
• Coding and insurance processing; obtaining insurance information from patients, and obtaining insurance verification for services.
• Coordinating Patient Ancillary Testing with other hospital departments.
• Assembling new charts, maintaining and filing existing charges, 'spot checking' charts for data completeness and signatures.
• Entering data into proprietary database and into hospital data systems (patient registration) as directed, and auditing data entry and generating reports as directed.
• Maintaining office equipment and supplies, as well as ordering as needed.
• Communicates on a regular basis with payors and updates/documents the outcome(s).
• Relates customer concerns and needs to medical personnel and tracks them in appropriate databases to ensure satisfactory outcome.
• May function as a Documentation Assistant (scribe) in accordance with the policy.
• Information gathering for intake and discharge.
• Explaining treatment procedures to patients.
• Preparing patients for examination.
• Assisting the Provider or the RN during the exam.
• Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens.
• Performing basic laboratory tests.
• Removing and changing dressings.
• Medical Scribe for physicians.
• Performs other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees