Medical Assistant - Uro/Gyn - West Penn - Full Time

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Assists physicians and extenders in providing proper medical care for patients. May assist as receptionist if working in a physician practice setting.

Requirements

• Minimum High School / GED
• 1 year in a Direct Patient care role, including vital signs. (Candidate experience must align with expected clinical functions (i.e., injections, phlebotomy, EKG's)
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Nice To Haves

• None

Responsibilities

• Rooms and interviews patients to obtain medical information and to measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Records information in the medical record.
• Helps physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections.
• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the room stocked and cleaned, reordering supplies, and disposing of biohazard supplies.
• Schedules procedures and obtains authorizations as necessary.
• May collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing; give injections.
• Utilizes EHR system to perform front-office duties.

Benefits

• $1,000 Sign-On Bonus (External Hires only, must stay for 1 year)
• Compliance with ethical and legal standards
• Access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information
• Compliance with HIPAA
• Compliance with data security guidelines
• Compliance with the company's Code of Business Conduct
• Adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
• Prohibition of discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran status or disability
• Prohibition of discrimination against all individuals based on protected categories

What This Job Offers

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