Medical Assistant (MA)

PriMed Physicians•Beavercreek, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

PriMED Physicians is one of Dayton’s largest and fastest growing independent medical groups, with offices located throughout the Dayton area. Each office is staffed with a team of compassionate professionals focused on providing exceptional comprehensive health care. We are currently looking for a Medical Assistant to fill a Full-time position at our Beavercreek Family Practice Office. We are seeking individuals who share our passion for providing exceptional quality health care.

Requirements

Graduate of MA program or equivalent training and experience.
Experience with EHR systems.

Nice To Haves

Current certification in CPR preferred.
Minimum of one-year experience in the medical office setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the physician with procedures and treatments as required, including pap/pelvic exams, joint aspirations, wound care, and minor office procedures.
Perform Cardiology tasks such as preparing patients for treadmills, instructing and observing patients, monitoring machines, recording data during tests, and assisting with pacemaker clinic and tilt table testing.
Perform general clinical duties including taking vital signs, administering injections, venipuncture, sterile/clean dressing changes, suture removal, ear/eye irrigations, urine dips, EKGs, nebulizer treatments, and taking x-rays as required.
Assist in patient management, including escorting patients to exam rooms, scheduling tests/procedures, preparing referrals, obtaining insurance authorization, reviewing test results, communicating results to physicians and patients, and maintaining patient schedules.
Manage clinical phone calls in a timely manner, including prescription refill requests, referral requests, relaying physician messages, and handling patient call requests.
Properly document all patient care according to guidelines in policy.
Follow all outlined processes for chronic care patients (e.g., HTN, Diabetes) and ensure timely completion of documentation for accurate patient summary information.
Adhere to all administrative policies, clinical procedures, office processes, protocols, and standing orders to ensure consistency in patient care.
Identify and act on patient care needs, such as dimming lights or keeping the area quiet for patients experiencing difficult symptoms.
Anticipate patient needs based on disease processes and coordinate care accordingly (e.g., for HTN, DM patients).
Coordinate patient care between facilities and referral sources, ensuring appropriate paperwork and medical information is sent and tracking that consult reports are received and placed in the patient's chart.
Review outstanding orders during pre-visit review and obtain critical data from referral sources, including lab and diagnostic test results (e.g., mammogram, colonoscopy) and specialty office consult reports.
Work overdue orders 'work list' to identify gaps in patient care and report these gaps to the appropriate care team for follow-up.
Proactively contact patient populations identified with specific health requirements for care based on their conditions, including monitoring patients with missed appointments.
Communicate and document patient care needs via the electronic health record (EHR) tool.
Thoroughly review all EHR-based patient communication to ensure all needs and follow-up items are addressed.
Support teamwork by communicating patient needs among care team members.
Take ownership and be accountable for actions.
Perform other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.