Medical Assistant Tech, Mall Clinic - Days

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant Tech will be responsible for rooming patients, collecting assessment data, and preparing patients according to specific needs. This role assists in examinations, treatments, and other clinic procedures, as well as laboratory procedures, screening tests, and QI projects. The Medical Assistant Tech will also handle patient scheduling, reminder calls, registration, and coordination of referrals. Additionally, this position involves collecting patient payments, maintaining Patient EMR, and managing supplies.

Requirements

Medical Assistant trained on the job for 5 years or completed such as training as Military Medic or ED Technician experience for 5 years and clinic based experience.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Medication injection training and pharmacology are required competencies to perform medication administration.
Manual dexterity needed to operate equipment, perform procedures, operate telephone and keyboard.
Must be able to lift and transfer patients.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; handle, finger and feel; reach; talk and hear.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell.
This job requires the employee to exert 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and 25 to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
Pushing and pulling equipment to provide care
Specific vision abilities required by this job include frequent close vision.
Occasionally distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need.
Assists in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures.
Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects.
Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel.
Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler.
Conducts reminder calls to all patients.
Greet and directs patients, sales people, and visitors.
Registers patients by verifying that patient's record is up to date and accurate.
Makes appropriate changes in computer system and on patient's chart.
Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices.
Collects payment from patients and issues receipt where applicable.
Prepares and maintains Patient EMR
Maintains and orders supplies.