Medical Assistant

Anderson Clinic Inc•Silver Spring, MD

just now•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to greet patients, activate patient files, and move patients through a pre-determined protocol at clinic. This role involves a variety of patient care responsibilities, including assessing patient conditions, documenting health history, assisting physicians with procedures, and providing patient education. The Medical Assistant will also be responsible for administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments and procedures, managing referrals, and handling prior authorizations. Maintaining a clean and stocked work environment, adhering to infection control and safety guidelines, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and Red Flag Rules are also key aspects of this position. The role may require providing coverage to other offices and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certificate.
LPN, CMA, CST preferred or equivalent experience - prefer current state license or national certification.
Good communication skills.
Maintain current CPR certification.
Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians.
Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, hospitals, other physician offices, and general public.
Ability to make decisions and solve problems.
Work effectively as team member with physicians and other staff.
Appropriately interact with patients, families, and others.
Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands.
Must have a flexible work schedule with the ability to work late some days and work through the lunch break on busy clinic days.
Varied activities including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, lifting, bending, reaching.
Must be able to use appropriate body mechanics techniques when making necessary patient transfers and helping patients with walking, dressing, etc.
Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds.
Occasional stress from workload.

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Greet patients, activate patient files, and move patients through a pre-determined protocol at clinic.
Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed.
Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history.
Take appropriate vital signs.
Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record.
Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures.
Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to patient.
Cast and splint application and removal.
Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician.
Wound dressing changes.
Prepare injections.
Suture and staple removal.
Sterile tray set-ups.
Obtain lab/x-ray reports.
Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments.
Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.
Schedule referrals to other physicians.
Assist with prior authorizations.
Perform ECG studies.
Clean and stock exam rooms.
Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies.
Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules.
Able to provide coverage to other AOC offices.
Other Duties as assigned.