Medical Assistant-Centreville Family Med

Luminis Health•Centreville, MD

6d•$20 - $26

About The Position

Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to help provide patient care, support providers, and keep office operations running smoothly. The role includes registering and scheduling patients, maintaining supplies, supporting clinical procedures and documentation, managing calls and patient records, and helping providers and staff deliver care. Employees are expected to demonstrate I.C.A.R.E. behaviors to improve the patient experience. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One year of clerical or billing experience in a medical office setting.
Experience operating multi-line phone systems, fax machines, photocopiers, PCs, credit card machines, glucometers, EKG machines, and other medical equipment as required by the practice.
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification is required.
Certification in Medical Interpretation is required for employees serving as bilingual or multilingual interpreters.

Nice To Haves

CMA, RMA, or AAMA certification through an approved or accredited organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

Register and schedule patients accurately and print documents, including providers’ daily schedules.
Maintain sufficient inventories of medical and office supplies in the office and exam rooms, and order clinical supplies according to practice standards.
Complete lab requests, referrals, and health forms; maintain logs in accordance with quality assurance and quality control standards and applicable regulatory guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Administer injections, perform EKGs, spirometry, and phlebotomy, and provide practice-specific therapeutic treatments as instructed by the physician.
Determine patient eligibility using programs such as Medicaid EVS and identify when referrals or preauthorizations are needed.
Answer and screen office calls, greet patients professionally and promptly, use proper telephone etiquette, and protect patient health information.
Enter data accurately, completely, and promptly in the electronic health record, following record-access rules and applicable processes and procedures; access patient records only as needed for work duties.
Obtain and document patient vital signs; interview, triage, and prepare patients; assist providers with examinations and provide general assistance to providers and staff.
Demonstrate I.C.A.R.E. behaviors to improve the patient experience.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.