What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant (2141) position at US Heart & Vascular?
US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant to join our team at HeartPlace located in Plano, TX
Responsibilities:
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height and records information in patients’ charts.
• Work with the medical assistant tech to ensure patients are roomed in a timely manner
• Operates electrocardiograph (EKG), treadmill, and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test
• Fill out testing orders per physician
• Send out prescriptions per physician orders
• Orders & explain testing to the patient
• Gives injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests
• Set up procedures with hospitals to include filling out hospital form and faxing them back
• Review procedure and instructions with the patient
• Escort patients to check-out
• Check voicemails & enter messages into eCW
• Return patient calls/tasks, even if only to acknowledge receipt of the voicemail, and that an answer is being sought
• Ensure that charts have been checked and the proper paperwork is included
• Travel required· Prepare bag for travel to satellite clinics
• Safeguard the privacy of patient health information
Requirements:
• Other related duties as assigned
• Completion of a Medical Assistant program
• Cardiac Experience preferred but not required
• Knowledge in medical terminology
About Dallas/Fort Worth, TX:
Dallas/Fort Worth, known as the Metroplex, offers a vibrant urban life and peaceful suburban living, making it an enticing place to reside. Spanning across ten major cities and thirteen counties, it stands as the largest metroplex in the south. With its extensive range of recreational parks, renowned dining scene, five professional sports teams to root for, and two bustling airports facilitating over 2,000 daily flights, Dallas/Fort Worth provides residents with a multitude of reasons to consider it an excellent place to call home.