Job Description
Job DescriptionBenefits:
- Paid holidays
- Competitive salary based on experience
- SIMPLE IRA matching
- SIMPLE IRA
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Benefits/Perks
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Great Work Environment in a thriving and engaging pediatric practice
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Job Summary
We are seeking an Administrative Medical Assistant to join our team! As a Administrative Medical Assistant, your role will include, but will not be limited to answering the phones; scheduling appointments; triaging calls; assisting the physician in the management of patients via returning messages and completing tasks that are assigned to you; assisting the physician in both pharmaceutical and medical referrals processing; and verifying insurance prior to appointments and ensuring that the insurance on file is correct and current; assisting, as needed, in the running of in-office labs; tracking the results of outside lab reports; tracking the newborn metabolic screenings for patients born into the practice.
The ideal candidate must enjoy customer service and possess effective skills; enjoy working in a vibrant, engaging, and fast-pace office environment that in family oriented; and be able to apply constructive feedback and guidance from the physician and/or administrator easily and efficiently and have experience working with an electronic health record (EHR); and can work independently in terms of completing tasks in an efficient and timely manner. Previous pediatric office experience is preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for the patient visit, including, but not limited to, verifying insurance; staging the next day charts; and doing reminder calls.
- Answer phones and field questions about medical issues, identifying visit needs
- Assist nurses and doctors with basic follow-up tasks such as tracking lab results, prescription authorizations, completing prior auths
- Be able to handle basic medical office duties as needed in a professional, empathetic, caring demeanor
Qualifications
- BLS Certification or Certified Medical Assistant desired or previous Medical Assistant experience of 5 or more years.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Based on references a reliable and consistent attendance record