What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant: Occupational Medicine position at Spokane Work injury Clinic?
Medical Assistant: Occupational Medicine
Spokane Work Injury Clinic is actively seeking a qualified and experienced Medical Assistant to complement its team of health professionals. We promote a smaller practice culture emphasizing a compassionate patient experience, teamwork, and communication.
As a Medical Assistant you will be responsible for providing support to the licensed medical providers and patients through a variety of tasks related to patient care management, organization and communication. Experience with workers compensation preferred.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Regular, consistent, and timely attendance.
- Outstanding time management skills necessary
- Answer telephones, relay messages to patients.
- Must be completely competent in checking manual vital signs.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations and prepare patients for examination by the attending provider.
- Interview patients to obtain basic medical information, review and update information in EMR.
- Collects patient healthcare data, including vitals, weight, chief complaint, ROS and pain assessment as directed
- Administer questionnaires/assist with forms; complete imaging and lab slips
- Completes patient care treatments and testing as ordered.
- Read patient chart notes and extrapolate necessary plan of care information to gather relevant test and referral results prior to next visit.
- Complies with completeness, accuracy and timeliness of documentation within the EMR and other documents
- Clean and sterilize instruments, surfaces and dispose of contaminated supplies. Maintain clean and organized clinic environment
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians’ instructions to patients.
- Assist providers by relaying information and responding to emails from attorneys and patients
- Obtain authorization for medication refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
- Submit and track provider authorization requests for procedures through Comagine.
- Obtain claim and account access, verify status, request and track records for new patients to prepare for provider review.
Requirements:
- 1 year minimum of relevant clinical medical experience.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office and patient management software
- Ability to quickly comprehend and take direction.
- Information collection and management - ability to collect, organize and monitor data efficiently.
- Planning and organizing - ability to multi-task, prioritize and schedule tasks and activities.
- Attention to detail - ability to produce accurate and high quality work through concern for all areas involved.
- Customer service skills - ability to develop good customer relationships with a focus on achieving customer satisfaction. Emphasis on kindness and compassion.
- Adaptability - ability to adjust approach to meet changing demands and situations including dealing with diverse people.
- Confidentiality - ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 per hour DOE
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off - 40hr
- Paid Holiday’s
Schedule:
- Estimated 36 hours (30 min unpaid lunch)
- Mon/Wed -7:00a-5:30p
- Tue/Thu- 7:00a-4:30pm
- Fri/Sat/Sun -Off
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work from 7am -5pm Monday- Thursday?
Experience:
- MA: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Spokane, WA 99202 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Spokane, WA 99202: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22