What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Integrated Pain Associates?
Details: Serves as an integral member of the clinic team; efficiently performs back-office duties including effectively monitoring and managing the flow of patients, greeting and rooming patients, documenting patient histories, and preparing exam rooms.
Duties and responsibilities
- Room’s patients in a timely fashion to maximize provider’s time, reduce delays, and meet
- appointment times. While facilitating a positive patient experience.
- Escorts patients to the clinic laboratory and directs them to the collect tech when a urine analysis is
- required
- Escorts patient to a triage room and obtains patients weight and height.
- Verifies patient information through an Electronic Medical Record system.
- Triage patients by obtaining medication list, verifies PCP (primary care provider), verifies pharmacy and reconciles medications.
- Goes over patient’s history and enters required information in progress note.
- Completes meaningful use marker
- Sets up patient rooms and assist physicians during consultation.
- Scribes and assist in procedures and injections under the direction of a physician.
- Conducts pill counts and destroys when instructed by physician or management.
- Creates and builds patient procedure/exam notes
- Interacts professionally with patients and family members.
- Provides patients with explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary.
- Maintains an environment that provides the patient with feelings of safety and security.
- Makes decisions reflecting knowledge of facts and good judgement within scope of practice.
- Practices HIPAA requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Maintains work area and clinic neat and clean at all times.
- Assist with stocking and cleaning throughout the clinic.
- Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Current Medical Assistant Certification/CNA/EMT/ or experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- Current BLS/CPR
- Experience with electronic medical records and standard PC Software applications required.
- Basic Anatomy knowledge
Working conditions
- Minimal standing for long periods of time
- Completion of eight (8) hour shifts in a medical office setting
- Dress in proper business attire
- Minimal lifting up to fifty (15) pounds
- Walk long distances without assistance
- Sit for extended periods of time not to exceed five (5) hours in length
- Travel may be required.
Benefits
- 3 Medical plans to choose from
- 2 Dental plans to choose from
- A Vision Plan
- The company provides life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
- Options to increase Life and AD&D insurance for yourself and your family
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Freshbenies (Telemedicine, Behavioral Health and medical bill auditing and redirection of medical care via Advocacy)
Schedule
Monday - Thursday: 07:45 AM - 05:00 PM (Hours may vary)
Friday: 07:45 AM - 02:00 PM (Hours may vary)
Monday - Thursday: 07:45 AM - 05:00 PM (Hours may vary)
Friday: 07:45 AM - 02:00 PM (Hours may vary)
Bi-lingual is preferred.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or disability.