LMR Medical Assistant

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Medical Assistant with radiology responsibilities for the BHMG Occupational Medicine site in Newtown Pike. The role is full-time and requires Radiologic Technology/Laboratory Medical Records experience or a new graduate with LMR exposure. ARRT and KROC within 90 days are expected.

Primary duties include patient care, radiographic exams, EMR updates, and coordination with physicians and nurses. This position counts on strong teamwork and clinical support skills.

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant education or experience required.
• Graduate of radiologic technology or LMR.
• Active ARRT and KROC within 90 days of hire.
• BCLS certification in radiologic tech/x-ray imaging/RIS.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with patients to assess health changes and records in EMR.
• Maintains cleanliness and order in department.
• Records and charts information for individual cases.
• Performs radiographic exams as required.
• Collects patient histories and coordinates with team.
• Maintains efficient patient flow in exam/treatment areas.
• Prepares exam rooms and manages supplies.
• Assists physicians, ARNPs, and nurses with care and procedures.
• Accurately records vital signs and reports abnormalities.
• Performs clerical duties including scheduling and insurance authorizations.

Skills

LMR experience

Radiologic Technologist

ARRT certification

BCLS certified

Education

Medical Assistant education or experience

Graduate of Radiologic Technology or LMR

Active ARRT and KROC within 90 days of hire

BCLS certification in Radiologic Technology/x-ray imaging

Tools

RIS

PACS

Job description

Summary Job Description: Eligible for Retention Bonus Bonus is reserved for new hires meeting eligibility criteria BHMG Occupational Medicine Newtown Pike Full-Time Medical Assistant MUST have LMR experience or new graduate MUST have LMR or Radiologic Technologist with your Medical Assistant experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively communicates with patients to determine changes in health status since last visit, including medications, and records in EMR.
• Assists in maintaining cleanliness and order in department.
• Responsible for all records and charting of information related to individual cases.
• Performs all radiographic exams as required.
• Collects patient histories and other related information, coordinating and communicating with others as needed.
• Maintains appropriate and efficient patient flow through exam and treatment areas.
• Maintains adequate supplies and equipment in exam rooms and other areas as assigned and prepares room after each patient.
• Assists physicians, ARNPs, and nurses with patient care, exams, tests, and procedures as designated.
• Accurately obtains and records vital signs, reporting abnormal readings as appropriate.
• Performs clerical duties as assigned including assembling information for patient education, assisting patients with nutrition and toileting as needed, scheduling, and obtaining insurance authorizations for medication.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

• Medical Assistant education or experience
• Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology or LMR
• Active ARRT and KROC within 90 days of hire
• BCLS certified Radiologic Technology, x-ray imaging, digital imaging, RIS, Radiology Information System, Radiographic Procedures

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law.

Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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