Medical Assistant / Float Front Office
About The Position
Las Vegas Urology is seeking a patient-focused, team-oriented Medical Assistant / Front Office Float to support a growing practice. The role combines clinical back-office work with front-office patient check-in and check-out, appointment scheduling, insurance referrals, and phone coverage. Duties include preparing and rooming patients, assisting with procedures, maintaining compliance logs, collecting and handling specimens, administering specified injections, performing urology-related procedures and tests, reviewing and communicating results, and preparing charts for the doctor. The position also includes general clerical and record-keeping duties and other related work as required. The position requires standing and walking for periods of time, some bending, lifting, and stretching, and manual dexterity for telephone and computer use. The employee regularly talks or hears, works with patients, and must be able to handle stressful situations and occasional pressure when multiple patients are being seen.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Knowledge of back-office procedures.
- Skill in operating practice management systems.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to handle stressful situations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public.
- Front-office experience in a medical practice.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of standing and walking, bending, lifting, stretching, and using a telephone and computer keyboard.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual ability is a plus.
- Certified Medical Assistant certification or ABR-OE from AAMA is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Room patients and set up for and assist with procedures.
- Complete logs required to maintain compliance.
- Perform wound checks, remove sutures or staples, and teach wound care.
- Collect and handle specimens, including venipuncture, urinalysis, and prostate tissue.
- Administer Lupron, Depo-Provera, and testosterone injections, and perform collagen skin testing.
- Insert and remove urethral and suprapubic catheters; conduct voiding trials and bladder installations; teach self-catheterization.
- Perform impotence testing, including Doppler studies and biothesiometry.
- Review and sort results and call patients.
- Review charts to prepare for the doctor.
- Handle incoming patient calls and answer patient questions.
- Perform clerical duties, including photocopying, faxing, emailing, reviewing and editing documents, filing, and record keeping.
- Check patients in and out at the front office, schedule appointments, and handle insurance referrals.
- Perform related work as required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance paid at 100% for employee-only coverage, effective the first day of the month following 60 days of employment.
- 401(k) and profit sharing after one year of employment.
- PTO accrual.
- Eight paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
