Medical Assistant / MA Cardiology

Hillcrest Healthcare System•Tulsa, OK

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant provides superior patient care and performs administrative and delegated clinical tasks that support patients in a clinic-based environment as part of a care team led by the physician and/or advanced practice provider. This role involves utilizing an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for medical history, coding, and claims, supporting patient visits by greeting them, escorting them to exam rooms, and taking vital signs. Responsibilities also include sterilizing and preparing medical instruments, ensuring exam rooms are disinfected and orderly, maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, and managing paperwork for inventory control. Additionally, the Medical Assistant will address and request referrals and insurance authorizations, and relay patient information for prescriptions, x-rays, or lab requisitions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge.
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program or two years of MA experience.
Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).
For OHI clinics, EMT/Paramedics meet qualifications for hire.

Responsibilities

Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
Patient visit support that may include: Greeting patients, and escorting patient to exam room and/or taking patients’ vital signs, and other applicable medical information to effectively support the reason for the patients visit and recommended treatment.
Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients. Provides patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.