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Assists in examination and treatment of patients under direction of physician.
Responsibilities
- Maintains patient flow during clinic hours.
- Documents review of systems; measures vital signs such as pulse rate, respirations, blood pressure, weight and height; updates past and current medical, social and family history; reviews medications and updates medication list at each visit.
- Correctly records patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- May assist in training of new employees.
- Prepares patient charts in EMR for visits by scanning, abstracting, and reviewing to ensure all necessary diagnostic test results, hospital reports, and other medical records are in the patient's chart.
- Accesses and navigates websites or calls outside facilities to obtain necessary information.
- May act as Super User for Electronic Medical Record.
- Refills medications and pre-authorizes medications, including communicating with the patient, pharmacy, or insurance company as needed.
- Maintains recording of patient samples and other medications and disposes of expired medications.
- Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients; maintains clean, fully supplied exam rooms.
- Orders medical supplies as needed.
- Completes patient assistance paperwork/requests as needed.
- Obtains pertinent medical information from patients to facilitate medical decision-making per specific office protocol procedures.
- Returns calls as needed and responds to MyChart as needed.
- Works in-baskets, daily workflow logs, and work queues in EMR/Practice Management system.
- May coordinate/oversee work queues in office.
- Answers incoming calls, schedules appointments, checks in and out patients, and completes pre-certifications for prescriptions, procedures, and surgeries as needed.
- Operates EKG, cardiac monitors, and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests as needed and other clinical duties such as administering vaccinations, phlebotomy, and cast removal as assigned.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping patient care information confidential.
- Understands and adheres to the legal responsibilities and requirements with the medical assistant role.
- Demonstrates comprehension and support of quality measures and patient experience.
Required Skills & Experience
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, EMR and scheduling systems).
- Strong verbal and social skills to facilitate working respectfully with patients, physicians, visitors, co-workers, and drug reps in person or by telephone.
- Ability and willingness to travel to other physician offices as requested or needed.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Two (2) to five (5) years of Medical Assistant or other relevant experience.
- Practice in different care settings (e.g., Primary care, Specialty, EMT, etc.).
- Complementary clinical skills such as phlebotomy, performing EKGs, stitches removal, splinting, etc.
Schedule Notes
Urology clinic 13-weeks Monday thru Friday 7:45 till end of clinic 4:00 to 4:30. Floating required to 5 other Urology Client clinics.
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