Medical Assistant Back Office-Primary Care

IMS Care Center•Buckeye, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

IMS Care Centers is seeking a professional, compassionate, and knowledgeable Back Office Medical Assistant for its Primary Care Clinic in Buckeye. The Medical Assistant supports patients and their family members before, during, and after visits, working alongside doctors, nurses, and other clinical personnel to help the clinic run smoothly. The position performs clinical, care-coordination, documentation, and clerical tasks under clinician supervision and helps manage patient flow. IMS describes its workplace as diverse and inclusive and tobacco-free, and as an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

At least 1–3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant is preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with office medical procedures and treatments.
Knowledge of insurance, managed care operations, EMR, and scheduling software.
Knowledge of and consistent adherence to HIPAA guidelines and protection of protected health information.
Ability to manage multiple changing priorities effectively and in an organized manner.
Back-office Medical Assistant experience is required.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Medical Assistant program from an accredited school or passage of the Medical Assistant examination is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Athena EMR.

Responsibilities

Room patients.
Take vital signs and review patient history.
Prepare and clean examination rooms and prepare patients for physician encounters.
Perform office-based testing and treatments related to patient care under clinician supervision.
Coordinate and manage patient care, including pre-certifications, referrals, authorizations, prescriptions, and scheduling for clinic, hospital, and other ancillary medical treatments and tests.
Provide clerical support with patient/client notification and documentation, including maintaining complete medical records with labs, authorizations, X-rays, hospital records, and previous care relevant to each visit.
Provide complete and accurate information needed for billing related to patient encounters in a timely manner.
Schedule follow-up appointments with patients.
Communicate with the front office to support patient flow.
Prioritize patient flow through the clinical process.