Medical Assistant Jobs in Spokane, LA

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 1 year of customer service experience.
• At least 1 year of data-entry experience.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand written work-related sentences and paragraphs and to find and identify essential information.
• Ability to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
• Effective oral and written communication appropriate to the audience.
• Ability to adjust actions in response to the actions of others.
• Knowledge of Health Management System.
• Knowledge and skills in basic phlebotomy.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Knowledge of OSHA and safety requirements associated with a laboratory.
• Skill in handling biohazardous waste procedures.
• Skill in using universal precautions when working in a laboratory setting or with other potentially infectious materials.
• Ability to perform data entry.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Medical Assistant certification.

Responsibilities

• Register clients and accurately enter demographic, contact, and financial information into the electronic health record within established timeframes; verify and update that information at each visit.
• Verify appointments and check clients into the electronic health record; retrieve, file, and assemble medical records as needed.
• Apply knowledge of service collection and related tools and documentation, financial and billing procedures for sources such as Medicaid, Medicare, managed care plans, and Ryan White, the locally approved fee schedule, reimbursement, and clinic cashiering duties.
• When assigned clinical duties, update the electronic health record, prepare clients for the provider, take and document vital signs, height, and weight, ask adherence questions, and inform providers of known abnormal lab or diagnostic results and when clients are ready to be seen.
• Prepare and maintain exam rooms and supplies; clean or sterilize equipment, maintain inventory, rotate stock, and monitor expiration dates.
• Input, process, and retrieve lab orders and results, including preparing orders for clients receiving lab services at designated patient service centers.
• Arrive on time and ready at the assigned workstation, and inform supervisors of schedule changes.
• Monitor client waiting rooms, exam rooms, and clinic flow, and update appropriate staff or clinic managers as necessary.
• Assist with client-related phone calls, including appointment reminders and reminders to bring missing documentation.
• Assist with assembling clinic records and condom bags as necessary.
• Schedule or reschedule appointments and file client records as needed.
• Provide program information, answer client questions, and explain policies.

Benefits

• Annual and sick leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Continuing education opportunities at no cost to the employee.
• Mentorships and educational and skills training opportunities.