Medical Assistant, Heywood Medical Group, Encompass Family Medicine, 24 Hours, Days/Evenings

Overview: divdivdiv style="text-align: center;"strongYou Matter Here!/strong/divdiv style="text-align: center;" /divdivHeywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! /divdiv /divp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongHours:  24 Hours, Days/Evenings/strong/p/divdiv /divdivstrongJOB SUMMARY/strong/divdiv /div/divdivspan id="ctl00_CPH_lblJobSummary"Under the direction of Management, Physician and/or Nursing, incumbent is responsible for assisting with patient care and medical office clinical support and clerical functions. Clinical duties include: Scheduling tests, obtaining and recording patient health information, including vitals and injections and rooming patients; performing in office testing, supporting providers; performing tasks /schedule management to help providers run on time; bucket management, schedule review; materials management and any other duties and locations as assigned. Must learn and perform new standards and processes as they are implemented and participate in customer service and patient satisfaction initiatives. Complete any assigned training. Perform phlebotomy services and administer vaccines. Clerical duties include: Answering phones, appointment scheduling, providing patient education. For complete description see below./span/div Responsibilities: divdivstrongspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lblExpectationType"ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/span/strong/divdiv /div/divdivulli id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner./span/liliGoes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can./liliAdvocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness./liliMaintains a clean and safe practice and hospital./liliResponds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations./liliMaintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury./liliEnsures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure./liliComplies with the Heywood Healthcare Attendance and Tardiness Policy./liliCompleted all Heywood Healthcare and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year./liliReports Incidents in a timely and effective manner./liliAll employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene./liliProvides patient care by assisting with implementation of care plans. Assesses health status, documents interventions and evaluates patient progress following standard procedures./liliPerforms basic office laboratory procedures such as urinalysis, urine culture, hematocrit, sed rate, mono spot, pregnancy tests, throat cultures and related procedures./liliPerforms basic clinical procedures such as venipuncture/phlebotomy. Prepares documents and administers vaccines/non-intravenous injections as directed./liliPerforms a variety of clerical functions to support office such as typing, filing, scheduling appointments, making phone calls and related duties as required or directed./liliCoordinates patient flow and prepares patient for examination. Takes and records vital signs and EKG’s. Documents intake assessment. Assists physician and others in clinical procedures as required or directed./liliAssist in triaging medical calls as per office protocol. Returns patient calls and documents in patient record as required or directed. Calls in prescriptions and refills as directed. Document prescription calls./liliReviews laboratory results. Ensures abnormal results are brought to the attention of the physician and others as appropriate./liliMaintains records, reports, logs and other statistical information as required or directed./liliProcesses Medical Records incoming and outgoing according to practice guidelines and regulations./liliSchedules and coordinates patient visits and medical procedures, for both inpatients and outpatients./liliRegisters patients for each patient visit, utilizing computer based registration/scheduling system./liliVerifies patients insurance coverage and eligibility./liliMaintains assigned office and/or clinical supplies including vaccines. Assures accurate inventory of supplies based on approved levels. Rotates stock as required. Initiates requisitions for re-supply or special items./liliIssues and verifies patients managed care referral./liliCollects copays from patients for visits, maintains records and reconciles daily deposits./liliCompletes tasks associated with clinical inbox/ practice buckets (personal, practice referral, medical record and others assigned) proficiently and in a timely manner./liliInstruments and equipment are prepared and sterilized according to procedure to support infection control./liliAttends variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed./liliComplies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives./liliDemonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations./liliComplies with all health and safety regulations and requirements./liliRespects diverse views and approaches, and contributes in maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors./liliProvide coverage when needed at other locations within Heywood Medical Group./liliAll other duties and locations as assigned./li/uldiv /divdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lstExpectations_ctrl35_divExpectation"strongspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lstExpectations_ctrl35_lblExpectation"Statement of Other Duties/span/strong/divdivspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl3_lstExpectations_ctrl35_lblStandards"This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described./span/div/div Qualifications: divdivstrongspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lblExpectationType"JOB REQUIREMENTS/span/strong/divdiv /div/divdivdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblExpectation"Minimum Education/span/divullispan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"High School diploma or equivalent required or  must obtain within six months of employment/span/lilispan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"Completion of accredited program in Medical Office Assisting (MOA) at an accredited school, or relevant job experience preferred./span/li/uldiv /divdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl1_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl1_lblExpectation"Required Certifications/span/divulliCMA/RMA or equivalent required. (Candidates with appropriate training or experience can obtain certification within six months of employment)./liliBLS through American Heart Association required or must obtain within six months of employment/li/uldiv /divdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl2_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl2_lblExpectation"Minimum Work Experience/span/divulliExperience in a medical office preferred./li/uldiv /divdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl3_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl3_lblExpectation"Required Skills/span/divulliExcellent written and verbal communications skills preferred./liliProficiency with computers and electronic medical records is required./liliAbility to work flexible shifts, evening, and weekends required./liliReliable transportation for travel between locations required./li/uldiv /div/divdivdivstrongspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lblExpectationType"FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS/span/strong/divdiv /div/divdivdiv id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblExpectation"Physical Requirements/span/divdivspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands)./span/div/div