Medical Assistant Clinic Ops, Float *2,500 Sign On/Retention Bonus chez Magruder Hospital

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Magruder Hospital offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefit package available to both full-time and part-time employees. We provide a full health plan and generous time off that includes Holidays, Vacation, Sick, Personal, and even your Birthday!  Our culture and family friendly work environment truly set us apart- apply today for an opportunity to join our team and help serve this great community!

$2,500 SIGN-ON and RETENTION BONUS

The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing safe and effective clinical  care to all patients  utilizing the medical assisting  process in all clinic areas, to assist and perform procedures under the direction of the physician, be responsible for performing  a variety of duties in small and large medical practices or specialty offices. They may be assigned to specific medical specialty departments. They may be involved in both the clinical and front office duties including assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental, and organizational tasks.  They provide information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Rooming patients
  • Obtains patient vitals, updates patient medication list, problem list and documents health history in electronic medical record system.
• Triage phone calls.
  • Makes appointments if necessary
  • Documents phone call in patient electronic medical  record and relays patients question or concerns to physician; as necessary
  • Returns calls to patients in a timely manner
• Makes appointments/referrals for patients to specialist
  • Provides written appointment information for patient in office, or phones patient with appointment information.
  • Fax pertinent patient information to specialist’s office
  • Documents appointment in patient chart
  • Documents referral in patient chart
• Schedule tests for patients
  • Provides  education to patient about test
  • Including test preparation, directions to test, hospital registration, duration of test, and when to expect results
• Documents test information in electronic medical record
  • Verifies insurance and obtains prior authorization for test, as necessary
  • Document prior authorization information in patient’s chart
  • Provide prior authorization documentation to Magruder Hospital
  • Fax test order to testing facility. Insure that fax was sent, and confirmed.
• Venipuncture
  • Draws lab work in office, providing safe, efficient venipuncture at patient’s office visit and at scheduled nurse visits
  • Logs all blood draws/specimens for hospital lab pick up.
  • Insures that specimens are labeled and stored properly
  • Demonstrates proficiency  on an annual  basis
• Performs lab testing in office
  • Urinalysis
  • PT/INR
  • HgbA1c
  • Glucometer
  • Urine pregnancy test
  • Rapid strep
  • Influenza A&B
  • Hemosure Fit Testing
  • Documents lab results in patient electronic medical record
  • Documents lab results on flow sheet in lab
  • Maintains and operates equipment in compliance with hospital lab standards
  • Demonstrates proficiency to hospital lab personnel on a yearly basis
  • Completes  quality control testing on lab equipment per hospital lab standards
  • Orders and maintains laboratory supplies
• Trained and proficient in the use of Magruder Hospital electronic medical records systems
  • Able to retrieve emergency room notes and test results
• Performs EKG’s in office
• Gives immunizations to infants, children and adults
  • Maintains separate immunization logs for insurance and VFC
  • Maintains temperature documentation log for refrigerator and freezer containing immunizations
  • Maintains current VIS (vaccine information sheets) and provides them to patients for all vaccines given
  • Documents vaccines in patient electronic medical record
  • Accesses IMPACT/state immunization website to obtain immunization records for patients
• Administers injections to patients as directed by physician
• Assists physician in minor surgical procedures
• Stocks and re-orders supplies needed for patient exam rooms, surgery rooms, and lab
• Maintains and orders drugs needed for clinic use
• Stocks prescription drug samples in locked sample closet per hospital pharmacy guidelines
  • Maintains log in/log out for prescription drug samples
  • Pulls expired prescription drug samples from the shelves in a timely manner and disposes of them properly
  • Assists pharmaceutical drug representatives in determining need for samples, obtaining physician signature
  • Maintains log for insulin samples and stocks insulin samples in refrigerator