Job Description
Job Description
The purpose of the Medical Assistant is to provide a team-based approach to patient care and an exceptional patient experience. The Medical Assistant will emphasize highly personalized care and help patients surpass barriers to healthcare by improving the patient/provider relationship.
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Welcomes patients by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquires
- Prepares patients for the health care visit by accompanying them to exam room; providing exam gowns; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment
- Assist providers in the treatment of patients by obtaining histories and vitals, preparing injections, setting up sterile fields, suture removal, dressing changes
- Cast applications and DME applications as necessary
- Verifying patient’s medical record is complete and accurate for medical coding purposes
- Triage patient calls and physician messages
- Maintain exams rooms with adequate medical supplies and sterilization as required
- Preparing patient charts before patient arrival
- Scheduling follow up appointments, initial therapy visits, and MRI appointments
- Compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations
- Other duties may be assigned as necessary
Required Education and Experience
- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Formal training as a medical assistant or certification as a medical assistant (preferred).
- Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Experience with Electronic Medical Records