Medical Assistant
About The Position
A podiatry medical assistant is one whom specializes in ankle and foot care. Medical assistants keep the medical office running efficiently and take on many tasks. A podiatry medical assistant's responsibilities may include ordering, sorting, storing supplies and restocking exam rooms. Cleaning exam areas, setting up instruments and equipment and cleaning the sterilizer. Greeting patients, answering the office phones, performing data entry and scheduling appointments, assisting front office staff if and when needed and manual insurance verifications. Any other duties determined appropriate by management.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
Nice To Haves
- At least one (1) year of experience preferred
- Medical Assistant Certification is preferred
- Epic experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepares patients for examination by taking vitals; recording medical history into Epic
- Escorting patients to and from exam rooms
- Complying with OSHA and HIPPA regulations
- Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical centers; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms
- Help the physician with procedures
- Give patients injections as directed by the physician
- Casting for Orthotics
- Applying Below knee cast
- Appling Low Dying strapping to feet
- Appling Unna Boots
- Performing Nail Debridement
- Performing Callus/Corn debridement
- Dressing changes
- Performing X-Rays
- Documenting phone calls
- Returning Patient Messages; Completing In-Baskets
- Updating Logs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
