Medical Assistant (Certified or Non-Certified)

Rothman Orthopaedics•Pennington, NJ

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Medical Assistant provides assistance to the Physician and Physician's Assistant with daily administrative and clinical duties. This role is crucial for increasing patient satisfaction, ensuring compliance with schedule preparation, voicemail management, accurate end-of-day batching, timely pre-certifications and authorizations, and adherence to clinical policies and procedures.

Requirements

HS Diploma or GED minimum education requirement
Minimum of one year of clinical experience or degree in related field
Medical office procedures and medical terminology knowledge
Computer skills including MS office

Nice To Haves

CCMA or CRMA preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Greets patients in the waiting room and escorts them to the exam room.
Directs patient throughout the patient experience including to orthotics, rehab, surgery scheduling, xray and/or front desk.
Maintains order, cleanliness, and inventory in the exam room, and prepares exam room for patients to enter.
Cleans and autoclaves instruments.
Provides and scans proper paperwork into the chart for Physician's review.
Obtains and records vitals per Physician's request.
Prepares injections for the Physician as per protocols.
Pulls up x-rays, MRI's, CT's, and various studies, including reports associated, pertaining to the patient's exam.
Assists patient with clothing when necessary.
Disposes of bio hazardous waste and sharps according to OSHA regulation, and replaces sharps containers when existing containers are full.
Answers telephones in patient treatment areas.
Requests, obtains and uploads reports from various facilities for Physicians to have available for review.
Empties and restocks laundry.
Scans appointment tracking to identify when patients are ready to be seen by the Physician and directs Physician in patient appointment order.
Reviews Physician schedules for chart preparation including ensuring operative reports, dictations, and studies are present in the chart.
Completes pre-certifications for MRI's, injectable, and other Physician orders as necessary.
Send Visco Injection authorization request to supplement pre-certification representative.
Covers other areas in the office as directed by their manager.
Covers Provider jellybeans and voicemail as needed/requested.
Attends required meetings and participates on committees as requested.
Reads and responds to email communications within appropriate time frame.
Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization.
Identifies weekly schedule, including schedule changes, published by manager.
Handles specimens (including urine, blood and drainage from incisions, and aspirated fluids, etc) and label accordingly.
Follow order instructions of provider to ensure specimen is sent to appropriate lab for analyzation.