What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant in Specialty OB Office position at Perinatal Associates of New Mexico?
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PANM is a group of physicians specializing in high-risk pregnancies. We are looking to add to our dedicated team of doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, genetic counselors and other professionals a Medical Assistant who has a strong work ethic, is self-motivated and detail-oriented, and enjoys learning new skills. Flexibility, dependability, and a positive team-player attitude are a must!
The ideal Medical Assistant must be able to work full-time and open our Santa Fe office.
Under general supervision, Medical Assistants perform a wide variety of administrative and clinical functions including, but not limited to, direct service to patients either by phone or in-person by conducting patient care in the manner of obtaining medical data/histories, routine vital signs, miscellaneous lab procedures, processing outgoing referrals and obtaining prior authorizations with insurance carriers.
Essential Duties
- Assists with direct patient care procedures and related tasks by taking vital signs, and preparing charts.
- Performs various clinical activities including patient triage/discharge, patient interviewing, and assisting provider in procedural set up and chaperoning.
- Sends electronic prescriptions as ordered by provider and obtains prior authorization for such medications as required.
- Conducts initial screening of patient, collects patient data, and takes medical histories; enters data into electronic health record, verifies accuracy of data, makes corrections when necessary. Promptly reports abnormal data to appropriate personnel.
- Performs routine specialized non-invasive or invasive treatment procedures, as required by the clinic specialty that may include oximetry, point of care testing, phlebotomy, spirometry, fetal monitoring.
- May administer immunizations as ordered by provider.
- Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established parameters such as fetal kick count monitoring.
- Assists with patient referrals to other specialists and obtains prior authorization when required.
- Orders laboratory tests as ordered by provider and obtains prior authorization when required.
- Receives and handles incoming phone calls from patients, pharmacies, referring provider offices and laboratories.
- Keeps patient areas clean and stocked on a daily basis.
- Completes EHR tasks sent from providers such as new prescriptions and lab results to be called to patients.
- Follows up on outstanding labs and referral orders by calling patients to complete orders as recommended.
- Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
Starting hourly rate is $18.75/hour and is negotiable based on relevant experience.
All applicants will need to authorize PANM to contact present and former employers to verify employment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.75 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work eight (8) hours between 7:00 AM to 5 :00 PM when scheduled. Please response "yes" or "no".
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Medical Assistant: 2 years (Required)
- Ob/Gyn: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19