Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED equivalent
• Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration or must obtain the designation within 90 days of employment hire date
• Current CPR certification or must obtain certification within 30 days of employment hire date
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy
• Proven knowledge of medical terminology
• ICD-10 and CPT coding experience
• Proven ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations required and assume a leadership role until higher level clinician can arrive on the scene
• Proven ability to travel frequently within assigned market
• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Access to reliable transportation for daily travel to various clinics as assigned
• Valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance
• Ability to travel, approximately 80% of the time, to meet with members in their homes, the hospital or long-term care setting, including overnight travel
• This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor's diagnosis of disease

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program
• 3+ years of experience as a Medical Assistant or a combination of 5+ years of non-certified medical assistant experience and certified medical assistant experience
• 1+ years of related experience in a medical setting
• Proven good communication and customer service skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties within the scope of a Certified Medical Assistant (provider supervised procedures, injections, diagnostic testing, phlebotomy)
• Coordinates healthcare screening results as directed by providers, company standards, and policies
• Travels with provider to patient homes, mobile units, and other locations within the NTX Market and surrounding NTX Market to support the delivery of services in the community setting
• Performs and completes all quality program health screenings per required metrics
• Processes appropriate documents in an organized and accurate manner and copies all physicians on patient results and quality forms submitted
• Records patient care documentation in the medical records accurately and in a timely manner according to company policy
• Reviews all medical information, test results and survey questions prior to the patient leaving to ensure all information is captured
• Ensures that supplies are available, stock is inventoried, log data is accurate and supplies are rotated. Follows up with discrepancies
• Presents abnormal results to the provider promptly to ensure there is not an emergent condition that needs immediate attention
• Post visit preparation of the clinical team charts for faxing, filing and forwarding to the PCP offices
• Responsible for ensuring the completion of compiling results and entering chart notes prior to visit. This includes, but is not limited to, pulling hospital records, lab results, specialty notes, etc.
• Ensures that follow-up appointment dispositions are documented in CDSS and completed in eCW
• Reviewing and ensuring that post-visit recommendations from provider are completed such as prescriptions and referrals
• Maintains patient confidentiality of all materials handled within the department as well as proper release of patient information at all times
• Maintains certifications (MA and CPR) and quality control standards
• Promotes positive work environment
• May assist other members of their team with coordination of work
• Performs all other related duties as assigned
• Operates diagnostic equipment (cannot interpret tests), assists in removal of staples from superficial wounds, changes wound dressing and obtains cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, performs simple specimen collection via noninvasive techniques and collects blood specimens via venipuncture or via capillary, performs EKGs. Performs quality control checks on equipment
• Ensuring Specialist/Home Health/DME referrals are entered and followed up in a timely manner
• Assisting in development of Plan of Care paperwork for the assigned Advanced Practice Clinician to review

Benefits

• $1,500 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution