Job Description
Job Description
Medical Assistant
Job Summary
Our growing practice is seeking for a Medical Assistant who can grow with us and assist in handling clinical and administrative duties directed by the physician. We’re looking for a candidate who would be able to provide exceptional customer service to our patients with compassion.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Maintains/ Order medical supplies inventory and maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
- Patient Intake, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
- Sterilizing medical instruments
- Prepares patients for examination; taking blood pressure, weight, and reporting patient history summary.
- Updates pharmacy
- Reviews Outlook email daily
- Follow up on any telephone encounters pending daily
- Manages high volume multi-line phone system incoming phone calls and voicemail
- Informing patient results and scheduling necessary follow-up testing appointments by phone
- Address any patient lab billing questions
- Calling/ submitting prescription and prescription authorizations with insurances and pharmacy
- Create and send out patient certified letters when unable to reach the patient
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about in office procedures
- Preparing and bagging lab orders
- Scanning/ faxing medical records; clearing out fax inbox
- Helps maintain office organized
- Phlebotomy
- Provides patient support and guidance as needed
Qualifications and Skills Preferred
Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
2+ years’ experience in medical setting (Required)
Phlebotomy (Required)
Familiarity with ECW/ Intergy (Preferred)
English and Spanish (Required)
Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Ability to work as a team
Detail Oriented
***Pay depending on experience***