Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant school.
• BLS certification or AHA Heart Saver certification.
• National CMA or RMA certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Licensure or credentialing as a phlebotomist or EKG technician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs EKGs, lab testing, and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) as ordered by the physician.
• Admits patients to exam rooms and records vital signs, medical history, medication history, allergy history, height, and weight as indicated.
• Performs quality controls.
• Ensures patient referrals are completed and forwarded appropriately, and processes HMO referrals as requested by physicians, Practice Management, and patients.
• Documents treatments, telephone contacts with patients, lab accession entries, and outside medical testing logs according to established procedures.
• Follows universal precautions and OSHA regulations.
• Maintains examination rooms and medical areas in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Registers patients and processes transactions promptly and accurately using the current computer system.
• Updates pertinent patient information, including medical insurance coverage and eligibility.
• Ensures all patient names appear on daily ledger sheets.
• Schedules and confirms patient appointments.
• Retrieves and files medical reports and lab results.
• Communicates patient emergencies to the physician.
• Answers telephones using the office name and Beth Israel Medical Group office location, and takes messages to ensure follow-up on calls.
• Scans paperwork into the EMR in a timely fashion.
• Balances ledger sheets, accounts for monies received, and maintains accountability for the cash box and its contents; notifies the Office Administrator or Reimbursement/Front Office Coordinator when change is needed.
• Provides information to other departments as requested.
• Provides assistance with uncovered shifts.
• Notifies the Practice Manager or Office Manager of office problems and supply needs.
• Calls insurance companies to verify coverage and eligibility.
• Forwards information relevant to scheduled appointments, such as labs, referrals, and X-rays, to specialty offices.