Medical Assistant

SENTA Partners•Louisville, KY

11d

About The Position

Advanced ENT & Allergy, an affiliate of SENTA Partners, provides coordinated head and neck care to the Louisville and Southern Indiana healthcare community. SENTA Partners is a management services organization that supports ENT and Allergy private practices, helping partner physicians focus on patient care. The Medical Assistant performs administrative and clinical duties under a physician’s direction. Administrative work may include scheduling appointments and maintaining medical records. Clinical work includes recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examinations, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by a physician.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Interact professionally with patients.
Accompany patients to and settle them in the exam room before the physician’s visit.
Take and enter vital signs—including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height—in the EMR.
Obtain current medication lists from new and returning patients, verify allergies during medication requests and office visits, and perform medication reconciliation.
Obtain patient histories and chief complaints, and document the reason for the visit in complete sentences with proper grammar.
Perform requested office tests, such as rapid strep tests and smell tests, and document results in the patient record.
Update patients’ surgical histories with surgeries performed by the practice’s physicians and, during return visits, surgeries performed by other physicians.
Draw blood specimens, prepare and label them for the laboratory, and select an appropriate lab based on the patient’s insurance plan.
Obtain patients’ signed informed consent on paper; administer intramuscular injections such as steroids and vitamin B12; and document completed injections in the EHR.
Update the provider about which patient should be seen next, taking appointment times and patient timeliness into account to minimize waits when multiple rooms are occupied.
Clean and prepare the room promptly for the next patient.
Retrieve, direct, and respond appropriately to messages from the nursing line.
Call in prescriptions as directed by physicians.
Ensure compliance with applicable government laws, rules, regulations, AAOA requirements, and company policies and procedures.
Maintain a safe environment for patients, coworkers, and self in accordance with policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.