Medical Assistant - Primary Care

Spectrum Healthcare Resources•Fairfax, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Spectrum Healthcare Resources, in partnership with Kako'o, is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant for a full-time opportunity at the Fairfax Ambulatory Care Center in Fairfax, Virginia. This role supports active military, veterans, and their dependents in an outpatient environment with updated facilities. The position emphasizes work-life balance with a full 40-hour work week, including bi-weekly Saturday shifts. There are no on-call duties or Federal Holidays. Employees enjoy a full complement of benefits and the opportunity to care for the nation's military and their families.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Successful completion of a Medical Assistant Training course or associate's in Medical Assisting from an accredited college.
Documented experience in the medical field and in work acting in such capacity.
Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
Ability to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with patients and other staff members.
Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry, and automated records.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

Provide medical assistant services in support of patient care and treatment.
Ensure all treatment requested by the provider has been scheduled/ordered.
Greet all visitors and determine the nature of the visit.
Check patient’s medical records and place them in the appropriate location.
Ensure third party collection form is current.
Ensure all supporting documents in medical records are properly identified.
Screen walk-in patients for eligibility for treatment.
Make medical identification cards and complete third party insurance information and advance directives paperwork, if necessary.
Answer telephone in 30 seconds or less; obtain identifying information and determine the urgency of the call.
Refer caller to appropriate staff member.
Take messages as appropriate.
Apply clinic guidelines concerning release of patient information.
Transfer misdirected calls to the appropriate number.
Attempt to resolve complaints of an administrative nature and refer other complaints to appropriate authority.
Provide requested information and assistance to patients whenever possible; refer patients to other appropriate sources for information if necessary.
Maintain and stock forms and inventory needed at the front desk.
Perform various other clerical tasks to assist clinical staff members including obtaining pathology reports, x-rays, or other results from specialty areas.
Track reports, including logging the return of pathology reports in a computerized database.
Type routine correspondence, medical statements, and memorandums as directed by clinical staff.