Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist- Uniontown, PA

Preferred Primary Care Physicians • Uniontown, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Preferred Primary Care Physicians is currently recruiting for a full-time Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist for our practice located in the Uniontown, PA. The ideal candidate will have both back office and front office medical assistant skills/experience as well as experience with referrals, prior authorizations, and rooming/discharging patients. This is a full-time, non-exempt, hourly position with M-F daylight hours. Join our PPCP team for competitive pay, some of the best benefits in the field, a great 401k plan, and most importantly a company that promotes a healthy work/life balance and positive atmosphere!! General Purpose of the Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist Position: Responsible for assisting physicians and nurses with patient care, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. May assist with appointment scheduling and electronic chart management.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Graduate from an accredited school of medical assistant.

Nice To Haves

• Six (6) months of medical assistant experience in a medical practice setting preferred, however open to new graduate applicants.

Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to and from exam or treatment rooms as appropriate.
• Records all patient data prior to the physician or nurse seeing the patient. This includes vital signs, height and weight, allergies, medications, chief complaint, reason for visit, etc.
• Administers subcutaneous and intramuscular injections as directed by the physician.
• Obtains all necessary patient record information, lab data, diagnostics, consults, etc. as required by the physician or nurse for assessment of the patient's medical status.
• Obtains blood specimens from peripheral sites as needed in accordance with OSHA and universal safety precautions
• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Assists with exams and procedures as requested.
• Answers and returns patient phone calls as directed.
• Is responsible for contacting pharmacies for prescriptions or may answer patient telephone calls for referrals.
• May handle other patient telephone calls as directed by the physician, nurse or Office Manager.
• Assists with scheduling tests, procedures or appointments to follow-up on test results
• Prepares, maintains and stocks exam and treatment rooms.
• Orders supplies as needed.
• Obtains new patient information and any test results.
• Assists with administrative duties such as typing, faxing, reception duties, etc.
• Processes instruments and equipment as needed.
• Informs physician of patient reschedule or no-shows.
• Assists with delegated patient education activities including but not limited to distributing educational literature, etc.
• Maintains the strictest confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the physician, nurse or office manager.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• some of the best benefits in the field
• a great 401k plan
• a company that promotes a healthy work/life balance and positive atmosphere!!
• very competitive employee benefit package including medical, dental, vision, company paid life insurance, and 401k with competitive match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED