Medical Assistant Dr. Hegarty) - Savannah, GA

Optim•Savannah, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician, interviews patients, measures vital signs and records information on patients’ charts and prepares treatment room for examination of patients. Travel required.

Requirements

High School Diploma
0-2 years in a related field
Experience with electronic medical records (EMR)

Nice To Haves

Medical Assistant Certificate

Responsibilities

Perform patient intake in clinic setting including manual BP, pulse, respirations, height and weight, medication reconciliation, assessment of pain level, collection of conservative treatment history, collection of diagnoses, medical history, family medical history, surgical history, and uploading diagnostic imaging studies from disc.
Assist physicians with injections, including the preparation of injections following sterile procedure.
Assist physicians with the application and removal of splints and casts.
Assist physicians with wound care including the undressing and redressing of surgical wound sites, staple and suture removal, and minor in-clinic procedures.
Performs extensive pre-visit planning for clinic visits.
Utilizes the electronic medical record system for patient charting by entering patient demographics, medications, vitals, surgical history, family history, allergies, reviewing and reconciling medications electronically, entering and processing electronic orders for imaging, diagnostic studies, procedures, surgeries, entering and processing RXs electronically, creating and closing the loop on outgoing referral orders, entering MIPS clinical patient data for quality measures, reviewing and processing incoming clinical documents, and utilizing a patient portal for communication and document sharing.
Complete patient forms, including but not limited to; FMLA, STD, Workers’ compensation status, assistive devices, DME, etc.
Performs scheduling duties for clinic visits, procedures and surgeries.
Performs precertification procedures for in-clinic procedures.
Handles phone calls, patient complaints, medications, etc.
Upload, label and route hospital operation/surgical notes and dictation, and communicates with billing team effectively.
Preparing surgery documents including completion of the history and physical and consent forms.
Sanitizing all patient care areas between patients and the end of clinics.
Inventorying and stocking patient exam rooms.
Schedule depositions and physician meetings when needed.
Other duties as assigned.