Medical Assistant

Currently looking for a Certified Medical Assistant to fill an opening in Providence, RI. Interested candidates should have a Medical Assistant Certificate with knowledge of the goals and objectives of the patient care management plan.

Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant

· Assist MDs/NPs/RNs caring for patients (infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric) including but not limited to taking/recording vital signs/height/weight/ operating EKG machine, conducting lab tests, preparing patients for examination, preparing work areas, applying simple dressings (aseptic techniques), recording patient related procedures/tests in patients charts.

· Answer and reroute incoming telephone calls, schedule patients using automated appointment scheduling process, interview incoming patients verifying identity, maintain provider appointment schedules, verify financial/insurance information, soliciting, collect payments for services, and recording required data.

· Pull/Sort/File medical records; insert patient related material as required; maintain separate logs/records of medical files; type/file supporting records.

· Provide general clerical support throughout the organization as needed including filing, answering/rerouting calls, preparing data reports, compiling statistics.

· Work with all members of the Health Care Team towards achieving coordinated patient centered care.

· Maintain patient confidentiality at all levels of interaction.

Requirements of the Medical Assistant

· Medical Assistant Certificate

· Basic Life Support/CPR certification required

· Ability to perform responsibilities across life cycle (infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric) required

· Demonstrates knowledge of the goals and objectives of patient care management plan

· Clear diction and unhampered conversational skills for conversing with a multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual patient community is essential

· Computer literacy required

· Familiarity with Physician Computer Network preferred but not required

· Ability to speak both Spanish and English fluently, as well as read, comprehend and write both languages, is preferred

· Availability to work a flexible schedule, as needed

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Gastroenterology
• Hospital Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Primary Care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Inpatient
• In-person
• Outpatient

Work Location: In person