What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant (2665) position at US Heart & Vascular?
US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant to join our team at Birmingham Heart Clinic located in Birmingham, AL to assist Provider(s) in daily operations of his/her clinic and patient care.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and organize all charts for the physicians' clinic schedule
- Manage clinic operations, including taking vital signs, rooming patients, starting progress notes.
- Schedule all follow-up appointments and send tasks for vein center appointments; manage clinic referrals.
- Address patient issues related to pain and complications, discussing orders and care with physicians as needed.
- Record and file all clinic data.
- Ensure that all procedure packets are distributed when procedures are ordered in the clinic.
- Assist in vein procedures by scrubbing in.
- Prepare patients before procedures by rooming them, ensuring they change and sign all necessary paperwork, checking vital signs, and confirming that all consents are signed and accurate.
- Conduct post-operative calls to patients after procedures to check on their recovery and document their status.
- Schedule vein procedures as required.
- Schedule all post-operative appointments for procedures with patient
- Collaborate with the pre-authorization team for diagnostic tests and procedures
Requirements:
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program
- Previous experience in Cardiology Preferred
- Experience with EKGs is required
- Minimum of 2 years of medical assistant experience is required
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