Medical Assistant - Temporary Full Time

Inspire Health Medical Group•Fresno, CA

8h•$23 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

A nonexempt position responsible for preparing patients for exams and procedures; assisting physicians with surgeries and procedures; taking necessary vital signs and measurements; obtaining and processing lab specimens; scheduling appointments, tests and procedures; assisting physician in any other way to ensure effective patient flow. The role involves welcoming patients, documenting vital signs and chief complaints, assisting physicians with procedures, reviewing patient charts for up-to-date information, ordering outside testing, processing prescription refill requests, managing voice mail inquiries, completing disability reports, routing billing sheets, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, maintaining OSHA logs, restocking patient rooms, ordering medical supplies, checking physician mail, making appointment confirmation calls, providing back-up support as instructed, handling medical records requests, and promoting the purpose, values, and foundations of IHMG.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program required.
One year work related experience preferred.
Current CPR certification required.
Knowledge of health care field, medical terminology and medical office protocols & procedures.
Knowledge of specific assisting tasks related to the particular specialty medical practice.
Basic knowledge of MS Office, Word and Excel.
Skill in performing medical assistant tasks appropriately and within the Medical Assistant Scope of Practice.
Tact and diplomacy with interpersonal interactions.
Ability to learn and retain information regarding patient care procedures.
Ability to plan, prioritize and complete designated tasks.
Ability to demonstrate compassion and patience when dealing with patients and patient’s families.
Ability to project a pleasant and professional image.

Nice To Haves

Certified California Medical Assistant preferred.
Bi-lingual English / Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Welcomes patients, visitors, physicians and staff in a warm, friendly and professional manner.
Rooms patients upon arrival, documenting patient’s vital signs and chief complaint in the patient’s chart. Confirms current medication list and any additional information as instructed by the physician.
Assists physicians with procedures and tests as within the Medical Assistant Scope of Practice.
Reviews patient’s chart two days prior to patient’s appointment and checks that all pertinent information is up-to-date including current referrals and test results.
Orders outside testing, obtaining any authorization needed and notifies patient of scheduled appointments.
Pulls prescription refill requests and obtains approval from physician to refill.
Calls or faxes in any orders approved by physician.
Checks voice mail messages regularly throughout the day and addresses/responds to all inquiries by the end of each day.
Completes doctor’s disability reports and places a copy of report in patient’s chart.
Assists in routing completed billing sheet to the appropriate location.
Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
Maintains OSHA logs and keeps up to date for compliance.
Restocks patient rooms with supplies on a daily basis.
Inventories and orders medical supplies as needed.
Checks assigned physicians mail on a daily basis and notifies physician of patients’ lab and test results; meeting times; etc.
Makes appointment confirmation calls as needed. When making a new patient appointment, sends a new patient packet to the patient prior to first appointment.
Provides back-up as instructed by office manager and/or physician.
Handle Medical records requests as needed.
Promotes the purpose, values and foundations of IHMG at all levels of the organization and to our customers.