About the position
The position involves assisting physicians and nursing staff in the care of patients. The role includes performing various patient care activities such as assisting with patient flow, taking vitals, giving injections, and addressing other needs as required. Additionally, the position entails maintaining nurses' stations and exam and procedure rooms, as well as performing front desk and clerical duties in a medical office. This includes completing demographic and insurance registration, charge entry, scheduling patients, and verifying insurance information. The candidate must be fully certified in patient registration and will utilize the electronic system as documented in the department and/or FPI standard operating procedure and process, along with other assigned duties.
Responsibilities
- Gathers and documents brief history and chief complaint in the medical record.
- Follows established guidelines to obtain necessary testing based on the chief complaint prior to the exam.
- Prepares patient for examination by the health care provider.
- Performs routine office testing, including but not limited to phlebotomy, sweat and hydration tests, urinalysis, vision testing, hearing screening, pulmonary function testing, temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
- Assists provider with procedures and minor surgical procedures.
- Obtains necessary blood and urine specimens.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
- Medical Assistant certification required.
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program.
- Ability to perform all medical assisting responsibilities under state and faculty guidelines.
- One to two years medical assisting and medical office experience preferred.
- General understanding and application of basic accounting principles.
- PC proficiency.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Accurate data entry skills.
- Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and pre-authorization.
- Knowledge of GE, EPIC or similar computerized billing system.
- Medical terminology preferred.
- CPR certification is required.
