Surgery Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate-degree Medical Assistant program.
• Current certification through AAMA, NHA, RMA, or a similar organization; if not certified at employment, certification must be completed within 90 days or employment will be terminated.
• Prior healthcare giver experience.
• Experience with electronic medical records software.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• Professional demeanor and awareness of privacy considerations for patients and families.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate and interact professionally with others.
• Ability to actively listen.
• Ability to observe and accurately and coherently document events in grammatically correct English.
• Ability to spell, proofread, and edit written text.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers in daily clinic operations, office visits, and in-office procedures as needed.
• Prepare examination rooms for clinical procedures and assist practitioners with patient care.
• Measure and record vital signs, including orthostatic blood pressure, temperature, pulse, weight, and height, and obtain appropriate health-history information.
• Record medications, allergies, relevant laboratory work, pharmacy, and primary care provider information in the electronic medical record.
• Provide wound care and dressing changes.
• Educate patients.
• Administer injections and manage immunizations.
• Handle prior authorizations.
• Support population health activities and care-gap closure.
• Assist with colorectal examinations and procedures.
• Exchange Foley catheters.
• Follow standing orders and department policies for procedures such as urinalysis, flu tests, and strep tests.
• Administer oral medications under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Order, stock, and maintain examination rooms and clinic areas.
• Notify patients of laboratory results.
• Answer patient phone calls and refill medications at the physician’s direction.
• Make referrals to other departments and clinics to coordinate patient care.
• Disinfect examination rooms between patients.
• Perform delegated procedures common to the specialty area safely and effectively under clinical supervision and in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and inform management of high-risk situations.
• Use and clean equipment appropriately and follow infection-control practices, OSHA guidelines, and office policy.
• Maintain Medical Assistant certification or recertification and CPR certification.
• Attend fire-safety classes, clinical meetings, compliance training, and other continuing-education classes offered by Physicians East.
• Adhere to department and office policies.