Medical Assistant / MA Multi-Specialty

Hillcrest Healthcare System•Tulsa, OK

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant provides superior patient care and performs administrative and delegated clinical tasks that support patients in a clinic-based environment as part of a care team led by the physician and/or advanced practice provider. This role involves utilizing an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for entering, maintaining, and reporting medical history, medical coding, and filing claims. Responsibilities include greeting patients, escorting them to exam rooms, taking vital signs, and gathering other relevant medical information. The Medical Assistant is also responsible for sterilizing and preparing medical instruments, ensuring exam rooms are disinfected and orderly, and maintaining patient privacy, comfort, safety, and hygiene. Additionally, the role assists in managing inventory, stocking supplies, instruments, and equipment, and maintaining paperwork for inventory control. The Medical Assistant addresses and requests referrals and insurance authorizations, and relays patient information for prescriptions, x-rays, or lab requisitions, including communication with pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge.
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program
Prior experience in a clinic or hospital setting supporting patient care
Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

Responsibilities

Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
Patient visit support that may include: Greeting patients, and escorting patient to exam room and/or taking patients’ vital signs, and other applicable medical information to effectively support the reason for the patients visit and recommended treatment.
Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients. Provides patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.