Ambulatory Float Pool Medical Assistant

The University of Kansas Health System; North Kansas City (MO); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 36.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Medical Assistant Ambulatory Float to help patients move smoothly through the clinic, prepare patients for visits, and support examination and treatment with exceptional service in a busy ambulatory setting.

You will schedule tests, assist with procedures, coordinate care with the team, process prescriptions, maintain medical records and clinic rooms, stock supplies, and perform general clerical tasks.

Qualificações

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program OR at least 3 years of related experience.

Responsabilidades

• Schedules tests, obtains films/reports, and prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assists physicians/nurses with procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
• Collaborates with health care team to coordinate patient care and records history elements.
• Electronically submits, calls or faxes prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
• Ensures data for completed procedures is recorded in medical records.
• Maintains medical records; manages documentation and distributes reports.
• Keeps examination rooms clean; stocks supplies; maintains par levels and required logs.
• Performs clerical duties: greeting, registration, scheduling, pre-certification, insurance forms, and charges.
• Performs simple procedures as directed; takes vital signs and documents in medical record.
• Other duties as required; maintains professional competencies.

Conhecimentos

Typing

Formação

High School Diploma or GED

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or 3 years related experience

Descrição da vaga

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Medical Assistant Ambulatory Float is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service; contributes to patient care by preparing patient for visit, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic test or consults, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic/exam rooms, maintaining supply/equipment inventory, and/or assisting physicians, other medical staff, nurses, other interdisciplinary team members and support staff.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports; and prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
• Electronically submits, calls and/or faxes in prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies
• Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records
• Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.
• Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record
• Other duties may be assigned as required.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program OR at least 3 years of a combination of Medical Assistant, Health Care Associate or clinic office job-related job experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days of hire.

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic typing and word processing.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.