Medical Assistant

Virginia Heart; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Annual merit-based increases

Employee Discounts

Employee Appreciation events

Job summary

Virginia Heart is seeking friendly, dependable Medical Assistants to provide day-to-day clinical and administrative support in our outpatient cardiology offices. You will perform vitals, EMR data entry, patient education, and ensure smooth patient flow with excellent customer service.

Requirements include a High School diploma or equivalent, Medical Assistant Certification preferred, and prior medical office experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred.
• Experience in a medical office with both administrative and clinical tasks is required.
• Must be computer literate and proficient with EMR systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Prior EMR experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical administrative tasks such as phone screening, appointment confirmation, orders management, and data entry into the EMR.
• Create and update patient demographics and clinical information in the EMR as needed.
• Take patients from waiting room, perform vitals, and prepare them for provider visits, updating medical history as part of intake.
• Assist clinicians with patients in the office, including chart preparation and collecting necessary documents.
• Provide patient education and address clinical questions as appropriate.
• Notify patients of test results per protocol and manage calls and transfers.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

EMR experience

Computer literacy

Education

Medical Assistant Certification

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Are you looking for new career opportunities, great wages, excellent benefits, and work-life balance? Follow your heart to Virginia Heart!

At Virginia Heart, we are looking for friendly, dependable and compassionate Medical Assistants to perform day-to-day clinical and administrative support to the clinical offices in a manner consistent with Virginia Heart’s mission of providing extraordinary cardiovascular care to our community. The medical assistant must exhibit a high level of customer service, communication skills, and accuracy with medical documentation.

When you work with Virginia Heart, you will enjoy a dedicated and experienced staff, competitive wages, excellent benefits and the following rewards and incentives:

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
• Three Weeks of Paid Vacation upon eligibility
• One week of Paid Sick Leave
• Annual Merit-Based increases
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Appreciation: Events to include therapy dogs, raffles, and other fun events

Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team in our outpatient cardiology setting. Every employee, at every level, begins their journey at Virginia Heart learning about the history of the organization and its established culture built on trust and integrity. Our employees drive this culture, and we want you to be a part of it.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the clinical and office staff by performing clinical administrative tasks such as phone screening, appointment confirmation calls, orders management, data entry into the EMR, etc.
• Create and/or update patient demographic and clinical information in the EMR as needed.
• Responsible for taking patients from waiting room, performing vitals and preparing them for provider visits into EMR as well as updating medical history as part of intake process.
• Assists the provider’s and/or clinicians with patients in the office and is to include but not limited to the following tasks:
• Clinical Chart Preparation
• Gather appropriate documents and signatures necessary to assist the clinician in making treatment decision.
• Provides patient education and assists patients with clinical questions as needed and appropriate.
• Notifies patients of test results per protocol as needed.
• Provides professional and efficient telephone services to patients and Virginia Heart staff and transfers/handles calls as appropriate.
• Provides a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Works as a resuscitative team member in emergency situations within their level of expertise and training.
• The medical assistant is responsible for knowing the location of the medical supplies and medication on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment within their scope.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Medical Assistant Certification Preferred
• High School Diploma, or equivalent
• Previous experience working in a medical office with both administrative and clinical experience required
• Computer Literate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Prior experience with the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) preferred.