Medical Assistant-Cape St Claire Primary Care

Luminis Health•Cape St. Claire, MD

9d•$20 - $26

About The Position

Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to help provide patient care, support providers, and keep office operations running smoothly. They register and schedule patients, maintain supplies, complete clinical and administrative documentation, assist providers during examinations, and help ensure a smooth patient flow. The role requires compliance with applicable quality, regulatory, privacy, and electronic health record procedures. Employees may be exposed to blood-borne pathogens, and the physical demand level is classified as heavy. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One year of clerical or billing experience in a medical office setting.
Experience operating multiline phone systems, fax machines, photocopiers, PCs, credit card machines, glucometers, EKG machines, and other medical equipment as required by the practice.
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification is required.
Medical Assistant certification is preferred: CMA, RMA, or AAMA through an approved or accredited organization.
Medical Interpretation certification is required when serving as a bilingual or multilingual interpreter.

Nice To Haves

CMA, RMA, or AAMA certification through an approved or accredited organization.

Responsibilities

Accurately register and schedule patients and print documents, including providers’ daily schedules.
Maintain sufficient inventories of medical and office supplies in the office and exam rooms, and order clinical supplies in accordance with practice standards.
Complete lab requests, referrals, and health forms; maintain logs according to state and federal regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
Administer injections and perform EKGs, spirometry, phlebotomy, and practice-specific therapeutic treatments as instructed by a physician.
Determine patient eligibility using programs such as Medicaid EVS and identify when referrals or preauthorization are needed.
Answer and screen office calls, greet patients professionally and promptly, use proper telephone etiquette, and determine when protected health information may be released.
Enter accurate, complete, and timely data in the electronic health record, access records only as directly related to work duties, and follow governing processes and procedures.
Obtain and document patient vital signs; interview, triage, and prepare patients; assist providers with examinations; and provide other general assistance to providers and staff.
Demonstrate I.C.A.R.E. behaviors to improve the patient experience.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer contribution; employer match applies to employees who work more than 1,000 hours in a calendar year
Paid time off
Employee tuition assistance
Employee referral bonus program
Paid holidays for full-time employees
Disability coverage for full-time employees
Life and AD&D coverage for full-time employees
Wellness programs
Employee assistance programs