Medical Assistant
Gastro Health•Birmingham, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Medical Assistant to join our team! Gastro Health is a great place to work and advance in your career. You'll find a collaborative team of coworkers and providers, as well as consistent hours. This role offers: A great work/life balance No weekends or evenings – Monday thru Friday Paid holidays and paid time off Rapidity growing team with opportunities for advancement Competitive compensation Benefits package.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- 2 years' experience as a Medical Assistant
- Medical terminology knowledge required
Nice To Haves
- AAMA certification preferred
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- eClinicalWorks (eCW): 1 year (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Work with providers to room office visit pts, which consists of greeting pts, taking vitals, entering history in the EMR and updating medication lists.
- Keeping exam room clean and stocked with medical supplies.
- Assisting providers with rectal exams and hemorrhoid banding procedures.
- Performing testing such a Fibroscans, bone density and breath tests.
- Prior authorizations for medication and infusion drugs.
- Maintaining logs for expiring infusion medication drugs with each patient's insurance and renewing when needed.
- Scheduling testing and procedures for patients after their office visits and from incoming PCP requests.
- Greet and room patients, ensuring appropriate patient flow
- Update patient's medical chart with accurate and timely documentation
- Manage phone triage and take appropriate action under the direction of the provider
- Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders
- Provide patient education as well as personal patient care to provide comfort and well-being to acknowledge physiological and psychological needs
- Under direction from providers, process refills for prescriptions following clinic protocol
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with fellow clinic employees, managers and providers
- Take direction and initiate actions that will allow cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care
- Follow safety procedures in compliance with OSHA and state health department guidelines
- Other administrative tasks as needed.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Spending Accounts
- Life / AD&D
- Disability
- Accident
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Legal
- Identity Theft
- Pet
- 401(k) retirement plan with Non-Elective Safe Harbor employer contribution for eligible employees
- Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees
- Tickets at Work that provides discounts on concerts, travel, movies, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
