Clinical Medical Assistant Full-Time Multispecialty Clinic

DHR Health; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Brownsville, TX, is hiring a Medical Assistant for a full-time, day shift in our multi-specialty clinic. You will perform administrative and clinical tasks, support RN/MD, take vital signs, schedule referrals, and ensure patient flow and compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate must complete a Medical Assistant program, have BLS within 30 days, strong English communication, and be able to work well with diverse teams. Prior physician-office experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred
• Completion of a Medical Assistant Program required
• BLS required, if not on hire, within the first 30 days of employment
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues
• Organizational skills are necessary
• Good written 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 preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform basic administrative medical assisting functions, assists RN and MD
• Assist in obtaining patient history, chief complaint and vital signs as necessary
• Schedule, coordinate, make referral appointments within DHR or outside of DHR and monitor appointments for patient compliance
• Understand and adhere to managed care policies and procedures as it affects patient benefits for office or hospital visits or procedures
• Keep rooms neat, clean and well stocked with supplies
• Set up rooms as needed for in office procedures
• Maximizes patient flow in clinic for MD and other providers
• 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 patient coming into the office for scheduled visit
• 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 as needed
• Comply with quality assurance practices
• Screen, collect and follow up on patient test results
• Performs procedures as needed per specialist (e.g. Cath Changes, PVRs, FNAs, staple removal, suture removal, UA, A1C, amonth others)
• 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; or phlebotomy
• Maintains lab as needed
• Maintains accurate medication and immunization records
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies as needed
• Prepares and maintains 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, as directed 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

Job description

DHR Health in Brownsville, TX, is hiring a Medical Assistant for a full-time, day shift in our multi-specialty clinic. You will perform administrative and clinical tasks, support RN/MD, take vital signs, schedule referrals, and ensure patient flow and compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate must complete a Medical Assistant program, have BLS within 30 days, strong English communication, and be able to work well with diverse teams. Prior physician-office experience is preferred.