Medical Assistant, Neurosurgery Clinic

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Janesville, WI

1d•$18 - $29

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports daily operations in a neurosurgery clinic by assisting with patient care and administrative tasks. Patient-care duties include preparing and rooming patients, collecting assessment data, assisting with examinations, treatments, clinic procedures, laboratory procedures and screening tests, and supporting quality improvement projects. Administrative duties include answering and directing telephone calls, initiating triage slips for medical personnel, scheduling appointments, making reminder calls, greeting and directing patients and visitors, registering patients, and keeping electronic records and charts accurate and current. The role also coordinates referrals, collects patient payments, and maintains and orders clinic supplies. Medication injection training and pharmacology are required competencies for medication administration. Some independent judgment is required, with decisions limited by standard practices or procedures. The schedule is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP; a qualifying post-secondary program at an institutionally accredited school or college; or an educational program accredited by NCCA, such as NHA.
Approved CPR or BLS certification is required within 90 days.
Medication injection training and pharmacology are required competencies to perform medication administration.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a program with a clinical rotation is preferred.

Responsibilities

Room patients, collect assessment data, and prepare patients according to their needs.
Assist with examinations, treatment, and other clinic procedures.
Assist with laboratory procedures, screening tests, and quality improvement projects.
Answer telephone inquiries, direct callers to appropriate personnel, or initiate triage slips for medical personnel.
Schedule appointments and enter appointment dates and times into the computerized scheduler.
Conduct reminder calls to patients.
Greet and direct patients, salespeople, and visitors.
Register patients by verifying that their records are up to date and accurate.
Make appropriate changes in the computer system and patient charts.
Coordinate patient referrals through insurance and other physician offices.
Collect patient payments and issue receipts where applicable.
Prepare and maintain patient charts.
Maintain and order supplies.