MEDICAL ASSISTANT or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) -Neurology- Full Time

Meadville Medical Center•Meadville, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides medical assistant services to patients and families, assists physicians and mid-level practitioners (providers) with patient care. Performs all clinical functions in a physician’s office. This includes, but is not limited to: Assisting the physician with treatments, obtaining specimens from patients and processing them properly, maintaining medical information and filing/scanning, maintaining sample supplies, ordering and maintaining clinical supplies as needed, patient education, obtaining histories and vitals from patients, triaging patient calls, prescription refills, callbacks for normal or abnormal results as per physician direction, prior authorizations as needed, telephone answering, and appointment scheduling as needed.

Requirements

Graduate of a medical assistant program
Sufficient experience may be substituted for the educational requirement
Great attention to detail
Ability to accurately type and be efficient with data entry equipment
Ability to apply appropriate rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation
Knowledge of computers is a necessity
Ability to prioritize activities, organize work and problem solve
Above average to excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate with public sector by telephone use and in person
Ability to deal with anxious and angry people
Ability to communicate with Administrative Staff, Managers, Attorneys, Physicians and all hospital staff with due respect and tact
Understanding of confidentiality rules is a must without exception
Current BLS Healthcare Provider card