Certified Medical Assistant — Patient Care & EHR Expert

University Medical Center; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center seeks a Medical Assistant to support the medical team in Louisville. You will perform triage, take vitals, document history and provide injections while using the EHR to record information.

Essential duties include reconciling meds, scheduling tests and surgeries, coding for insurance, and assisting physicians in exam rooms. Strong HIPAA compliance and insurance coordination are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Medical assisting degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtains medical history, triage patients, record vitals.
• Reconciles medication list in EHR.
• Responds timely and appropriately to tasks.
• Reports abnormal results to physician immediately.
• Ensures patient info is scanned into EHR.
• Assists physician in exam room as needed.
• Schedules surgeries, tests or admissions as needed.
• Codes diagnosis/procedures for insurance authorizations.
• Explains procedures to patients and families.
• Maintains physician's surgery schedules.
• Answers multi-line phone, triage calls, direct messages.
• Schedules new and established appointments; collects paperwork.

Skills

Patient triage

Vital signs

EHR proficiency

Injections

Medical history documentation

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent

Medical Assisting Degree

Tools

EHR (Electronic Health Record)

Job description

University Medical Center seeks a Medical Assistant to support the medical team in Louisville. You will perform triage, take vitals, document history and provide injections while using the EHR to record information.

Essential duties include reconciling meds, scheduling tests and surgeries, coding for insurance, and assisting physicians in exam rooms. Strong HIPAA compliance and insurance coordination are required.