Medical Assistant - Orthopedics - Anaheim
Cedars-Sinai•Anaheim, CA
•$24 - $33•Onsite
About The Position
Cedars-Sinai, an award-winning healthcare institution known for its employee engagement and commitment to diversity, is seeking a Medical Assistant for its Orthopedics department in Anaheim. This role is part of the patient care team, focusing on positive patient relations, efficient patient preparation for examinations, and administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling and managing patient demographic and insurance information. The institution offers a strong benefits package and competitive compensation, recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Hospitals.
Requirements
- Positive patient relations
- Proper telephone communication
- Verification of patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit
- Prepare patients for examination
- Clinical or administrative knowledge, based on scope of practice
- Ability to manage patient care flow
- Ability to monitor CS-Link message pools and standard work
- Ability to set up exam room/procedure rooms appropriately based on patient visit needs
- Ability to sweep clinical areas to monitor inventory based on standard work
- Ability to clean/re-process equipment and supplies based on standard work and department guidelines
- Ability to address patient, physician, and staff concerns and escalate accordingly
- Ability to provide assistance in QA measures for suites, including recording QC testing on designated equipment
- Ability to provide assistance and direct patient inquiries or complaints to appropriate medical staff members and follow up to ensure satisfactory resolution
- Ability to monitor own workflow to identify opportunities for improvement
- Ability to participate in daily huddles and staff meetings
- Adherence to all infection prevention standards, department policies and guidelines
- Perform preliminary physical tests
- Take blood pressure, weight, and temperature
- Report patient history summary
- Appointment scheduling
- Perform routine duties associated with the collection and maintenance of current patient demographics and insurance information
Responsibilities
- Greet patients, take appropriate vital signs, review current medications and record in medical record
- Assist with tracking and monitoring department specific data
- Explain policies, procedures, or services to patients using clinical or administrative knowledge, based on scope of practice
- Manage patient care flow and assist with monitoring CS-Link message pools and standard work
- Set up exam room/procedure rooms appropriately based on patient visit needs
- Sweep clinical areas to monitor inventory based on standard work
- Clean/re-process equipment and supplies based on standard work and department guidelines
- Address patient, physician, and staff concerns and escalate accordingly
- Provide assistance in QA measures for suites, including recording QC testing on designated equipment
- Provide assistance and direct patient inquiries or complaints to appropriate medical staff members and follow up to ensure satisfactory resolution
- Monitor own workflow to identify opportunities for improvement
- Participate in daily huddles and staff meetings
- Adhere to all infection prevention standards, department policies and guidelines
- Perform preliminary physical tests, take blood pressure, weight, and temperature
- Report patient history summary
- Perform routine duties associated with the collection and maintenance of current patient demographics and insurance information
Benefits
- health and dental insurance
- vacation
- 403(b)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
