Medical Assistant - Convenient Care

Fisher-Titus Health•Norwalk, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Physician/Provider, assists in minor office procedures and injections, performs patient intake assessments, discharges patients from clinic and procedures, educates patient on procedures and medication changes, as well as new medications. Manages message center including taking phone calls off voicemail and entering them into EHR.

Requirements

Assists in minor office procedures and injections
Performs patient intake assessments
Discharges patients from clinic and procedures
Educates patient on procedures and medication changes, as well as new medications
Manages message center including taking phone calls off voicemail and entering them into EHR
Verifies patient demographics
Collects insurance cards
Collects patient insurance co-pays
Inputs patient information into the computer
Checks patients in and out
Schedules future appointments or outpatient tests
Answers telephones and routes calls
Takes messages for staff and physicians
Implements medical plan of care, clinical intervention, and procedures
Accompanies patients to exam room
Assesses patient's general condition
Collects patient history
Collects vital signs
Ensures patient needs are met
Documents all interventions and patient/family responses
Charts patient encounter day of visit
Labels, documents, and tracks all specimens or tests ordered/received
Reports all test results to physician
Sets up instruments and equipment according to proper protocol
Cleans exam rooms between patient visits adhering to infection control/safety guidelines

Responsibilities

Greet patients at check in and verify that all patient demographics are correct.
Have new patients complete an information sheet, copy insurance cards, and collect patient insurance co-pays as necessary.
Input patient information into the computer.
Check patients in and also check patients out by scheduling future appointments or outpatient tests.
Answer telephones and route the calls to the correct party.
Take messages for all staff and physicians.
Demonstrates the skills necessary to implement medical plan of care, clinical intervention, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
Fulfills patient care responsibilities which may include: accompanying patients to exam room, assessing patient's general condition, collecting history, vital signs, and ensures patient needs are met.
Documents all interventions, patient/family responses, responsible for charting patient encounter day of visit to ensure a well documented, organized, and chronological medical record.
Labeling, documenting, and tracking all specimens or tests ordered/received following the set standards.
Also responsible for reporting all test results to physician.
Sets up instruments and equipment according to proper protocol and cleans exam rooms between patient visits adhering to infection control/safety guidelines.