Medical Assistant (Temporary)

Rothman Orthopaedics•Washington Township, NJ

1d•$16 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant provides assistance to the Physician and Physician's Assistant with daily administrative and clinical duties. This role is focused on increasing patient satisfaction, ensuring compliance with schedule preparation, managing voicemails, accurate end-of-day batching, timely and accurate pre-certifications and authorizations, and maintaining short wait times. The Medical Assistant will also be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and organization of exam rooms, preparing them for patients, cleaning and autoclaving instruments, and handling patient paperwork. Key duties include greeting patients, escorting them to exam rooms, directing them to various departments (orthotics, rehab, surgery scheduling, xray, front desk), obtaining and recording vital signs, preparing injections, pulling up and reviewing patient studies and reports, assisting patients with clothing, and disposing of biohazardous waste according to OSHA regulations. The role also involves answering telephones, requesting and uploading reports from various facilities, managing laundry, scanning appointment tracking, reviewing physician schedules for chart preparation, completing pre-certifications, and covering other office areas as needed. The Medical Assistant is expected to attend required meetings, respond to emails promptly, exemplify the organization's culture, and identify weekly schedule changes. Handling and labeling specimens, and following provider instructions for specimen analysis are also part of the responsibilities. This is a temporary position.

Requirements

HS Diploma or GED minimum education requirement
Active National Medical Assistant Certification
Minimum of one year of experience in medical office preferred
Medical office procedures and medical terminology knowledge
Computer skills including MS Office Suite

Responsibilities

Increase patient satisfaction
Ensure compliance with schedule prep, voicemail, accurate end of day batching, compliance with time stamping, compliance with clinical policies and procedures, wait times, timeliness and accuracy with pre certs and authorizations
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