CCMA, RN, LPN)

Tri-State Orthopaedics•Evansville, IN

12h

About The Position

This position includes RNs, MAs, CMAs, RMAs, CSTs, and LPNs. Under the direction of the Clinical Manager, the employee assists doctors during office visits. Regular attendance is an essential part of the job. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with work in Urgent Care on a Saturday rotation schedule. Certification or licensure is preferred, as is prior experience in a medical office setting. The employee should have strong verbal and interpersonal skills and be able to work with all doctors and nurses. The preceding examples are representative of the assignments performed by this position and are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Requirements

Prior experience in a medical office setting.
Strong verbal and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with all doctors and nurses.

Nice To Haves

Certification or licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient vital signs.
Schedule testing, surgery, and injections.
Initiate pre-certifications for testing, surgeries, and injections.
Prepare patient injections and assist doctors with administering them.
Obtain, print, and fax History and Physicals for surgeries.
Room patients; obtain needed x-rays; perform staple and suture removal, cast removal, and dressing removal; and apply new dressings and Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Maintain each physician’s surgery, business, and personal appointments on the doctor’s calendar.
Schedule depositions for the doctor.
Obtain patients’ current medication lists and document them in the EHR.
Coordinate with surgery centers to ensure proper equipment is available for each case.
Document, call in, or e-prescribe prescriptions after physician approval.
Return and document every clinical patient call.
Explain post-surgery instructions to patients.
Review testing results and forward necessary results to the doctor.
Maintain the diagnostic testing log book.
Obtain x-ray reports for outside x-rays.
Ensure a copy of the surgery face sheet is returned to the office.
Mark CPT and ICD-10 codes for surgery charges.
Review Didn’t Keep Appointment (DKA) charts and send patient reminders as needed.
Update hospital privileges annually, except for medical assistants.
Cross-cover other doctors as necessary.
Obtain necessary Continuing Medical Education credits (CMEs), unless grandfathered in.
Work in Urgent Care on a Saturday rotation schedule.