Medical Assistant (PT 20 hrs/week) - Urgent Care KU MedWest campus

The University of Kansas Health System • Shawnee Mission, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service. They contribute to patient care by preparing patients for visits, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic tests or consults, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic/exam rooms, maintaining supply/equipment inventory, and/or assisting physicians, other medical staff, nurses, other interdisciplinary team members, and support staff. This position requires one winter and one summer holiday, and one Saturday and Sunday per month. Occasional floating within the Metro area is possible based on department needs. Hours of operation range from 7am-9pm on weekdays, and 8-4:30pm on weekends and Holidays.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or at least one year as a Medical Assistant or CCMA or NCRMA certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

Nice To Haves

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA
• Basic typing and word processing

Responsibilities

• Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports; and prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
• Electronically submits, calls and/or faxes in prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
• Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records.
• Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.
• Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
• Employment contingent upon agreeing to and signing the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED