Medical Assistant OBGYN

HCA Healthcare•Houston, TX

About The Position

Houston Women's Care Associates is seeking a Clinical Medical Assistant to provide clinical expertise and help ensure patients receive high-quality, efficient care. The role combines patient-facing clinical support with administrative duties, including appointment scheduling, patient check-in and checkout, payment collection, and insurance and demographic verification. Clinical duties may include taking patient histories and vital signs, collecting specimens, preparing examination and treatment rooms, giving injections, applying casts, splints, and dressings as applicable, maintaining and sterilizing supplies and equipment, and assisting physicians with minor surgeries and physicals. The Medical Assistant also assists nursing staff and must follow Physician Services policies and procedures, as well as the organization’s Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement. At practices certified as Patient Centered Medical Homes, the role additionally coordinates continuity of care and specialty referrals with external healthcare organizations, and participates in data collection, outcomes reporting, audits, and program evaluation.

Requirements

One year of Medical Assisting or other direct clinical patient care experience in a healthcare setting.
Medical Assistant certification is required. Acceptable credentials include RMA, CCMA, CMA, NCMA, NCRMA, or ABR-OE credentials.
Recent graduates of a Medical Assisting training program (within the last 12 months) must obtain Medical Assistant certification within 60 days of employment.
Candidates or incumbents with one year of Medical Assistant work experience who do not have Medical Assistant certification must obtain certification within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Schedule and cancel patient appointments.
Check patients in and out.
Enter charges and payments.
Answer the telephone.
Verify patient insurance and demographics.
Collect co-payments, coinsurance, and personal balances.
Perform selected administrative duties and assist nursing staff.
Collect patient specimens as needed.
Take patient histories and vital signs.
Prepare examination and treatment rooms with necessary instruments.
Give injections and apply casts, splints, and dressings, as applicable.
Prepare and maintain supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization.
Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals.
Perform other duties as required.
Read, understand, and adhere to Physician Services policies and procedures, and practice in accordance with the Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement.
At Patient Centered Medical Home-certified practices, coordinate continuity of care with external healthcare organizations and facilities, including specialty referrals from primary care providers.
At Patient Centered Medical Home-certified practices, participate in data collection, health outcomes reporting, audits, and programmatic evaluation.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.