Medical Assistant/Dr. Spahos - Sylvania, GA

Optim•Sylvania, GA

About The Position

The Medical Assistant assists in examining and treating patients under a physician’s direction. The role includes interviewing patients, measuring vital signs, recording information in patient charts, and preparing examination rooms. Travel is required. The position reports directly to the Practice Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Zero to two years of experience in a related field.
Experience with electronic medical records (EMR).

Nice To Haves

Medical Assistant Certificate.

Responsibilities

Perform patient intake, including measuring vital signs, height and weight, assessing pain, reconciling medications, and collecting treatment, diagnosis, and medical-history information.
Upload diagnostic imaging studies from discs.
Assist physicians with injections, including preparing injections using sterile procedures.
Assist physicians with applying and removing splints and casts.
Assist with wound care, including dressing and redressing surgical wounds, removing staples and sutures, and supporting minor in-clinic procedures.
Perform extensive pre-visit planning for clinic visits.
Use the electronic medical record system to enter and update patient information, review and reconcile medications, process orders and prescriptions, manage referrals and clinical documents, enter MIPS quality-measure data, and use the patient portal.
Complete patient forms, including FMLA, short-term disability, workers’ compensation, assistive-device, and durable medical equipment forms.
Schedule clinic visits, procedures, and surgeries.
Perform precertification procedures for in-clinic procedures.
Handle phone calls, patient complaints, and medication-related matters.
Upload, label, and route hospital operation and surgical notes and dictation, and communicate with the billing team.
Prepare surgery documents, including completing history and physical forms and consent forms.
Sanitize patient-care areas between patients and at the end of clinics.
Inventory and stock patient examination rooms.
Schedule depositions and physician meetings as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.