Medical Assistant
Company: DHR Health
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Description Position at Renaissance Medical Foundation POSITION
SUMMARY:Assist administrative and clinical team members by
performing a variety of clerical and clinical duties to ensure
departmental function within the practice as well as departmental
compliance in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Such
duties include but are not limited to: Scribing, wound care,
post-operative visits, assisting providers with patients, making
appointments, taking calls from patients, pharmacies and other
physician offices. Participates in volunteer programs and special
assignments, and performs other duties as assigned within scope of
practice. POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:---High School graduate
or G.E.D. certificate preferred ---Completion of a Medical
Assistant Program required---BLS certification required, or must be
obtained within 90 days of hire---Must be able to be sensitive to
cultural and bilingual issues---Good written, organizational and
verbal communication skills required---Ability to read, write and
speak English, required---Ability to communicate clearly and
concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and
physician---Physician office experience is preferredJOB
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:---Two (2) years experience in a busy
physician office, preferred---Ability to take vital signs to
include, but not limited to: height, weight, blood pressure,
temperature and pulse---Must have computer experience and must be
able to learn practice IS system ---Previous experience with an EMR
system preferred---Must have excellent customer service and
organizational skills---Requires reasoning ability and good
independent judgment.---Position requires travel, valid driver's
license and vehicle insurance are requiredPOSITION
RESPONSIBILITIES:---Perform basic administrative medical assisting
functions.---Assist in obtaining patient history, chief complaint
and vital signs as necessary. ---Schedule, coordinate, make
referral appointments and monitor appointments ---Understand and
adhere to managed care policies and procedures ---Keep rooms neat,
clean and well stocked with supplies ---Set up rooms as needed for
in office procedures---Assist physician with in office procedures
as needed---Monitor schedule in order to ensure that medical
records needed from other physicians or hospital are obtained prior
to pt coming into the office for scheduled visit ---Referral letter
process---Orders and keeps inventory of all medical and injectable
supplies and or orders office supplies as needed.---Meets with
patients to present surgical orders, explain post op care, answer
any of the patient or families questions and walks the patient
through the process to register at the hospital for
surgery---Comply with quality assurance practices ---Screen,
collect and follow up on patient test results ---Collect and
process specimens accurately and timely ---Perform diagnostic and
laboratory tests and wound care as necessary---Adhere to
established patient screening procedures at all times ---Scribe for
physicians as needed ---Assist with the preparation and
administration of medications and immunizations---Maintains
accurate medication and immunization records---Authorize drug
refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies as
needed ---Prepares and maintains all patient files in an orderly
fashion---File and or scan faxed information in charts after review
by provider as necessary---Ensure that positive results or stat
results are provided to the practitioner in a timely
manner---Perform inventory of supplies and equipment as necessary
---Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated
supplies as needed ---Answer and direct all phone calls
appropriately ---Register patients, confirm appointments, verify
insurance benefits, as needed. ---Performs other assigned duties as
assigned
Keywords: DHR Health, Harlingen , Medical Assistant, Healthcare , Harlingen, Texas
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