MEDICAL ASSISTANT - GENERAL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES - FT DAYS

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Maryville, IL/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time (80 Hours)/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$16.00 - $24.75 Hourly/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Days/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"stronguspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Job Summary/span/u/strongstrongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif":nbsp; /span/strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The medical assistant performs administrative support duties under the direction of the practice manager which may include scheduling appointments, answering /spanspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"the telephone and directing the calls to the appropriate staff, registering patients, collecting and updating patient demographics, verifying health insurance coverage and collecting/processing payments.nbsp; Clinical duties are performed under the supervision of the physician or mid-level provider and may include obtaining and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for the examination, drawing blood and administering medications as directed by the physician or mid-level provider./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"stronguJob Responsibilities:/u/strong/span/p ol lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongPerforms general office duties including registration, medical records, scheduling, telephone tasks and other such duties/strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongPerforms clinical duties including rooming patients, taking vital signs, recording medical histories, preparing patients for the examination, drawing blood and administering medications as directed by the provider/strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongProvides care in a safe and effective manner./strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongMaintains accurate and complete medical records./strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongDemonstrates effective communication skills with patients, families and co-workers./strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongDemonstrates flexibility to meet staffing needs of practice./strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"strongMaintains a well-organized environment./strong/span/li lispan style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Facilitates accurate and timely patient/visitor related activities in an efficient and courteous manner./span/strong/span/li /ol h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"stronguEducation Requirements and Other Requirements:/u/strong/span/p p style="margin-left:48px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"uEducation Level:/unbsp; High school graduate or equivalent required. Medical terminology course or background required.nbsp; Graduate of a medical assistant program preferred. Will train if necessary. Certification preferred or willingness to become certified./span/p p style="margin-left:48px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"uExperience Requirements/u:nbsp; Experience in a medical setting.nbsp; Prior experience as a medical assistant is preferred.nbsp; /span/p p style="margin-left:48px"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"uOther Requirements/u:nbsp; Must be able to complete computer work.nbsp; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary./span/p pnbsp;/p