Medical Assistant | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, ID

Pennant Group•Meridian, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking to hire a Medical Assistant to grow with us in our provider practice. The role of the Medical Assistant (MA) at Horizon Home Health and Hospice is an instrumental position supporting the organization’s mission of providing life changing service. We do this by helping our patients as they navigate the complex medical system. All MAs at Horizon are responsible for providing competent, cost-effective, timely and high quality health care services that are within their scope of practice.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program - Proof of Medical Assistant program completion must be provided
1 year of Medical Assistant experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner at all times
Must be detail-oriented and highly organized
Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes, and organizational
Knowledge of patient care and examination procedures
Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times
Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer
Must be able to operate electronic medical record (within given training period).
Must have basic computer skills/office skills including, but not limited to: typing, creating documents, operating fax/copy machine, placing and receiving phone calls.
Must have working knowledge of healthcare field, common medical names, terms and practices.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the ordering Provider, effectively deliver the responsibilities and associated operational responsibilities.
Obtain necessary patient information to file and update patient records, and ensure all forms and consents are completed by patients.
Check-out patients, assist with referral processing, and arrange laboratory services
Assist provider with medical treatments, procedures, and exams, scribing all notes for providers.
Follow safe and accurate blood collection procedures and processing of specimens with a high degree of accuracy
Maintain close communication with the operations team
Schedules appointments for patients, prior authorizations, referrals and follow up appointments.