Medical Assistant II - UI Heart and Vascular Center

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

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About The Position

UI Heart and Vascular Center is seeking an 100% Medical Assistant II to support our Main Campus Outpatient Clinic. The Medical Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting healthcare professionals and ensuring the smooth operation of medical facilities. This position involves a combination of administrative and clinical tasks to provide comprehensive patient care. This position’s main location will be our main campus clinic but will travel to other surrounding Outreach community clinics to provide support within a 2-hour radius. We are the best heart hospital in Iowa. UI Heart & Vascular Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in the state for cardiology and heart surgery patient care. The best hospitals nationally received this rating based on patient outcomes, number of high-risk patients seen, patient experience, advanced clinical technologies, and more.

Requirements

• Certification or registration as a Medical Assistant or completion of a recognized one-year Medical Assistant program.
• Completion of a health care profession program with a curriculum incorporating elements of a Medical Assistant program.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience providing direct patient care in, or demonstrated knowledge of, cardiovascular services.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the smooth flow of patients through the clinic through interaction with patients, families, and staff.
• Assist in clinic with physical examination of patient and related treatments, including but not limited to patient history, medication records, allergies, and immunizations.
• Manage internal and external medical records to ensure that accurate and complete data is available for patient appointments.
• Administer routine oral, rectal, or injectable medications not requiring a high level of skill or nursing judgment.
• Perform routine laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood work, does electrocardiograms and x-ray work as needed.
• Identify vaccination needs for specific patient populations.
• Perform related clerical tasks including answering phones, scheduling appointments, and providing information to other departments.
• Assist in obtaining insurance prior authorizations.
• Partner with nursing staff to ensure timely, thorough clinic work up and follow up including calls to patients.
• Prepare patient education materials and packets, monitor fax machine and distribution of faxes, obtain outside records/labs, and obtain pre-authorization.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Technicians across clinic/specialty to ensure optimal patient experience and efficient clinic flow.
• Participate in huddles to address issues and plan upcoming clinics.
• Demonstrate accountability for patient satisfaction.
• Participate in discharge planning process to ensure continuity of care and appropriate identification of primary provider.
• Alter work schedule to meet clinic and/or patient needs.
• May be required to travel to other clinics as needed to meet business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees