Medical Assistant
Title
Medical Assistant
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. inSite Digestive Health Care complies with all applicable Federal civil rights laws as well as Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Description
Job Summary
The Medical Assistant is responsible for supporting the delivery of health care services under the supervision of office manager.
Efficiently, effectively and warmly assist scheduled patients to the practice in a HIPAA compliant manner. This employee assists patients in the office by obtaining vitals and scheduling follow up appointments, tests or procedures as directed by physician.
Responsibilities & Duties
Opening and closing the exam rooms at designated times and have all exam room terminals / equipment operational at the start of business hours and shut down at close of business hours.
Rooms and completes patient vitals in a timely fashion.
Responsible for maintaining daily exam room inventory from administrative supplies to clinic supplies. Reports need for re-orders to Practice Manager.
Responsible for processing procedure reports for designated physician and follows through to completion as designated by established protocol.
Check out patient, schedule follow up appointment or procedure and collect payment.
Obtains authorizations for referrals, medication refills as needed.
Send and enter patient information paperwork to patients who do not use portal.
In some cases :
Set up and assist with hemorrhoid bandings.
Prepare capsule for Bravo and capsule endoscopy.
Administer the office capsules and download recorder data.
Instruct patients on the preps for procedures and sell prep bags.
Administer patient injections (Humira etc.)
Queue Management : Results, refills, inbound fax, outbound fax, scanning, Orders, Patient Portal Messages and general documents.
Maintains operations by following policies and procedure; reporting any needed changes.
Qualifications
At least 1-2 years in previous medical assisting experience or equivalent.
Medical Assistant certificate from an accredited school preferred
Position Requirements
Required Skills
Team player with a pleasant attitude towards the practice of medicine
Familiarity with HIPPA regulations and professional ethics
Moderate Word processing and spreadsheet software experience
Ability to accurately type 40 WPM
Ability to read and interpret medical documents, write general correspondence, reports, & messages.
Ability to speak effectively on the telephone to patients, physicians and vendors
Ability to handle multiple priorities in standardized situations
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