Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant)

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants•Huntsville, AL

2d•$40,000 - $45,000•Onsite

About The Position

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a full-time Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant) to work at the clinic located in Huntsville, AL. This Assistant’s responsibilities include all duties related to the back-office with occasional front desk duties. Responsibilities assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor.

Requirements

At least (1) one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting
Must be comfortable with back office responsibilities
High school Education or equivalent
Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19.

Responsibilities

Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning, clean rooms between patients
Maintain inventory of medical supplies, completing requisitions (order forms) in a timely manner to ensure supplies are not depleted
Other tasks as assigned by management
Filing of all scanned paperwork daily
Fax clinic schedules to physicians for next clinic day.
Prepare travel chart weekly
Open and distribute mail, daily
Print schedule for following clinic day. Verity that all progress notes and super-bills are attached
Order office supplies
Answer telephone calls, including closed offices at different locations
Page on consultations to physicians. Page should include consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with appropriate extension
Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set guidelines. If patient is new, directions should be given
Handle and process billing information daily
Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily
Register patients, enter and/or update patient demographics, make copies of vital information
Collect co-payments and past due balances from patients at check-in/check-out desk
Coordinate and process referral information for managed care patients
Process medical records requests
Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, completing lab requisitions and preparing samples for pick-up by lab. Document same in Medical Record
Ensure superbills are completed at visit end, including, visit code, diagnoses and all labs ordered