Clinic Medical Assistant JMC

Janesville Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a Medical Assistant to join our busy clinic network. You will room patients, collect assessment data and prepare them for examinations, while assisting physicians with examinations, treatments, and basic laboratory tasks.

You will schedule appointments, enter them into the electronic scheduler, and make reminder calls to patients. You will maintain patient charts, coordinate referrals with insurers, and handle payments with receipts.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ABHES or CAAHEP accredited medical assistant program, or an institutionally accredited program.
• Clinical experience preferred.
• Injection, specimen collection and phlebotomy training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient for examination or procedures.
• Assists physicians in examination, treatment and clinic procedures.
• Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and quality improvement projects.
• Answers telephone, directs callers or initiates triage slips for medical staff.
• Schedules appointments and records them in the computerized scheduler; conducts reminder calls.
• Greet and direct patients, salespeople and visitors; registers patients with up-to-date records.
• Updates patient charts in the computer system; coordinates referrals with insurers and other offices.
• Collects payments and issues receipts; maintains patient charts and orders supplies.
• Overtime may be required during peak periods.

Education

ABHES/CAAHEP accredited Medical Assistant program

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need. Assists physicians in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures. Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects. Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel. Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler. Conducts reminder calls to all patients. Greet and directs patients, salespeople, and visitors. Registers patients by verifying that patient's record is up to date and accurate. Makes appropriate changes in computer system and on patient's chart. Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices. Collects payment from patients and issues receipt. Prepares and maintains patient charts. Maintains and orders supplies. May be required to work overtime during peak periods.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or graduate of a medical assistant program in a postsecondary school or college that has institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Experience in clinic setting preferred. Injection, specimen collection and phlebotomy training preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

N/A

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

Some independent judgment is required, but decisions are limited by standard practices or procedures.

SUPERVISES

N/A

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: #1 in the nation on AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50 One of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations. As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more. The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.