Medical Assistant

Gastro Health; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and paid time off

Tickets at Work program offers discounts

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Gastro Health is looking for a Full-Time Medical Assistant in Fort Myers, Florida. You'll work with a supportive team in a collaborative environment. Key responsibilities include patient care, assisting with procedures, and managing administrative tasks.

This role offers no weekends or evenings, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
• Bilingual ability is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Room office visit patients and take vitals.
• Assisting providers with medical procedures.
• Processing prior authorizations for medication.
• Maintain logs for infusion medications.
• Greet and room patients to ensure patient flow.
• Administer treatments in accordance with physician's orders.

Skills

Experience as a Medical Assistant

Medical terminology knowledge

Bilingual (Spanish/Portuguese)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Medical Assistant to join our team!

Gastro Health is a great place to work and advance in your career. You'll find a collaborative team of coworkers and providers, as well as consistent hours.

This role offers:

• A great work/life balance
• No weekends or evenings | Monday thru Friday
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Rapidly growing team with opportunities for advancement
• Competitive compensation
• Benefits package

Duties you will be responsible for:

• Work with providers to room office visit patients, including greeting patients, taking vitals, entering history in the EMR, and updating medication lists.
• Keeping exam room clean and stocked with medical supplies.
• Assisting providers with rectal exams and hemorrhoid banding procedures.
• Performing testing such as Fibroscans, bone density and breath tests.
• Processing prior authorizations for medication and infusion drugs.
• Maintaining logs for expiring infusion medication drugs with each patient's insurance and renewing when needed.
• Scheduling testing and procedures for patients after their office visits and from incoming PCP requests.
• Spanish and Portuguese speaking is a plus, but not required.
• Greet and room patients, ensuring appropriate patient flow.
• Update patient's medical chart with accurate and timely documentation.
• Manage phone triage and take appropriate action under the direction of the provider.
• Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders.
• Provide patient education as well as personal patient care to provide comfort and well-being to acknowledge physiological and psychological needs.
• Under direction from providers, process refills for prescriptions following clinic protocol.
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with fellow clinic employees, managers and providers.
• Take direction and initiate actions that will allow cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care.
• Follow safety procedures in compliance with OSHA and state health department guidelines.
• Other administrative tasks as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2 years' experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• Medical terminology knowledge preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our eligible employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Spending Accounts
• Life / AD&D
• Disability
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Hospital Indemnity
• Legal
• Identity Theft
• Pet
• 401(k) retirement plan with Non-Elective Safe Harbor employer contribution for eligible employees.
• Discretionary profit-sharing with employer contributions of 0% - 4% for eligible employees.

Additional benefits

• Tickets at Work program provides discounts on concerts, travel, movies, and more.

We thank you for your interest in joining our growing Gastro Health team!

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.