Primary Care Referral Specialist - Medical Asst

Salem Regional Medical Center•Columbiana, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of a Primary Care Referral Medical Assistant is to perform assigned duties in an efficient manner, in accordance with the established procedures, and as directed by the Office Manager and/or licensed physician(s) to assure that a successful viable office is always maintained. You are responsible for performing selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in patient care management, minor patient triage, administering first aid, performing laboratory and clinical tests, and assisting the physician in the office environment. Responsible for maintaining the referral dashboard ensuring timely primary care referrals are sent to specialists. This position will be responsible for sending and following up on all referral management for the primary care physicians employed by SCH corporation. Must care for a patient population that includes infants, adolescents and geriatrics, therefore, must be able to identify the special needs of each patient according to age and respond appropriately. Attached is an outline of the major duties and responsibilities you will be required to perform and the standards you are expected to meet in performing those duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Technical or Vocational training as a Clinical Medical Assistant required.
Minimum of one year experience preferred.
Experience performing prior authorizations.
Reading and understanding of moderately complex or detailed documents containing some unusual words and phrases.
Arithmetic ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Clinical skills related to patient intake, injections, phlebotomy, clia testing and other clinical medical assistant duties.
Some typing or word processing is required, general forms and/or internal memos or short letters.
Computer skills for basic data entry and retrieval.
Experience using and documenting in Electronic Health Records (EHR), or Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
Ten finger keyboard typing skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Certification preferred.
Experience performing prior authorizations preferred.
BLS certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in patient care management.
Perform minor patient triage.
Administer first aid.
Perform laboratory and clinical tests.
Assist the physician in the office environment.
Maintain the referral dashboard ensuring timely primary care referrals are sent to specialists.
Send and follow up on all referral management for the primary care physicians employed by SCH corporation.
Identify the special needs of each patient according to age and respond appropriately.