Medical Assistant - AHN Cancer Institute - Allegheny General Hospital - Full Time

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

Assists physicians and extenders in providing appropriate medical care for patients. In a physician practice setting, the Medical Assistant may also assist as a receptionist. The role includes patient intake and vital-sign measurement, helping with examinations and treatments, preparing and maintaining treatment rooms, scheduling procedures, obtaining authorizations, and using an EHR system for front-office duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year in a direct patient care role, including experience taking vital signs. Experience must align with expected clinical functions, such as injections, phlebotomy, or EKGs.
• American Heart Association CPR certification.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Room and interview patients to obtain medical information; measure and record vital signs, weight, and height in the medical record.
• Assist physicians with examining and treating patients by handing them instruments and materials and performing tasks such as giving injections.
• Prepare treatment rooms for examinations by keeping them stocked and clean, reordering supplies, and disposing of biohazard supplies.
• Schedule procedures and obtain authorizations as necessary.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens as needed; log specimens and prepare them for testing; give injections.
• Use the EHR system to perform front-office duties.

Benefits

• $1,000 sign-on bonus for external hires. Recipients must remain with AHN for at least 1 year; rehires must not have worked with AHN within the previous 12 months to qualify.

What This Job Offers

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