What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Centurion Spine and Pain Centers?
About the Job:
We are actively seeking high-quality Medical Assistants to join our team at our Savannah, GA office! This is a full-time position.
Essential Functions:
Essential Functions:
- Prepare for patient interactions in the clinical setting.
- Review charts, schedules, medical records, and other sources of documentation.
- Generating appropriate forms for patient education, informed consent, documentation of care, referrals, prescriptions, and other documents to support the provision of and continuity of care.
- Obtaining medical records, lab results, diagnostic study results, and other documents or information as indicated.
- Inspecting the physical care environment to ensure a therapeutic, sanitary environment with fully stocked medical supplies and functional equipment.
- Ensuring that appropriate medications, supplies, equipment, and personnel is available to complete scheduled interactions.
- Communicating with internal and external resources to procure necessary supplies and/or information.
- Collaborating with Scheduling, Billing, and other internal departments and personnel to ensure a seamless patient experience.
- Communicating with physicians, physicians’ assistants, and other care providers.
Qualifications:
- High School Graduate or GED required.
- One or more years of experience as a medical assistant, CMA preferred. In lieu of experience, graduating from an accredited MA program is acceptable.
- Able to measure and record vital signs, manually and electronically.
- Basic computer knowledge required. Must possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Able to multi-task efficiently and effectively in busy and/or stressful situations.
- Able to read, analyze, interpret, and write medical records and documentation.
- Able to record patient information, including a working knowledge of medical terminology.