Sleep Lab, Medical Assistant

Firelands Health Careers•Sandusky, OH

About The Position

Position Highlights: Work/life: Alternates every 3rd weekend. You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career. Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more. Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie. About Firelands Health: Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region. Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve. Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference. What You Will Do: Responsible for assisting physicians with patient care and provides information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from clinic services. Responsible for performing a variety of clinical duties including but not limited to: monitoring patient flow, obtaining and documenting patient vitals, document current medications, chief complaint, performing technical laboratory functions including phlebotomy/EKG/stress testing, monitor/track/charge medical equipment, scheduling procedures and tests. Responsible for performing a variety of office duties including but not limited to: greeting patients, vendors, and other visitors and notifying appropriate staff of their arrival, operating switchboard or telephone console to route incoming calls and place outgoing calls, obtaining current and accurate insurance information each visit, verifying coverage through insurance company, obtaining pre-certifications or prior authorizations as needed, maintaining daily accurate records for timely billing of accounts, notifying patients of account status and payments due using collection techniques to assist in keeping accounts receivable current.

Requirements

High school graduate
Medical Assistant certification required
Must have the ability to perform as a Medical Scribe from time-to-time
Current CPR certification required
Proficient in the use of personal computers with strong typing skills
Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients, co-workers and the public
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with medical and administrative staff, patients, co-workers and insurance companies
Ability to remain calm and poised in urgent situations

Nice To Haves

Experience in a medical office, sleep lab or urgent care setting preferred
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word is desired

Responsibilities

Assisting physicians with patient care
Providing information to patients
Monitoring patient flow
Obtaining and documenting patient vitals
Documenting current medications and chief complaint
Performing technical laboratory functions including phlebotomy/EKG/stress testing
Monitoring/tracking/charging medical equipment
Scheduling procedures and tests
Greeting patients, vendors, and other visitors
Operating switchboard or telephone console
Obtaining current and accurate insurance information
Verifying coverage through insurance company
Obtaining pre-certifications or prior authorizations
Maintaining daily accurate records for timely billing of accounts
Notifying patients of account status and payments due