Medical Assistant
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Medical Assistant to join our team at Marram Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Gary, Indiana. As a Medical Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and administrative support to our medical staff. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare and possess excellent communication and organizational skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Benefits:
- 401k w/ 20% company matching
- 11 paid holidays
- Tuition assistance up to $5250/year
- Loan assistance up to $200/month
- Competitive wages
- Generous PTO
- Employee discount at the local YMCA
- HSA/FSA accounts
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee referral program
- Casual Fridays
- Company paid life insurance policy
- Company paid long term disability
- Optional insurances (short term disability)
- Employee recognition events
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free yearly health screenings
Responsibilities:
- Provides clerical support for a Federally Qualified Health Center, including answering and redirecting telephone calls, maintaining medical staff/department schedules and calendars, and performing check-in and check-out of clients.
- Sorts, organizes, reviews, and scans documents following the standards and procedures of the organization and the system used by the department.
- Performs data entry of information using the appropriate format and agency guidelines.
- Coordinates and communicates information with internal and external customers.
- Flags client appointments for HAP's and makes appointment reminder calls to new clients.
- Performs deposit of office cash receipts, contacts, schedules appointments, and processes paperwork for referrals.
- Initiates ROI forms for information requested by medical staff from other providers.
- Scans documents and insurance cards and coordinates client requests for ROI and form completion.
- Monitors no-shows/cancellations and sends letters to clients as appropriate.
- Requests/tracks needed health records and receives, sorts, forwards office mail.
- Communicates in-patient consultation requests to medical staff and maintains updated medical staff schedules and on-call calendar.
- Formulates reports for the department, associated committees, and reports as requested.
- Provides clerical support (copying, collating, form completion) for medical staff and copies agency-wide e-mail notices for medical staff.
- Maintains adequate supplies inventory (office, charting, etc.).
Requirements:
- MUST BE A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
- High School diploma or G.E.D. required
- A certificate or degree from a vocational or technical school preferred
- Six months related work experience/training preferred
- Phlebotomy skills a must
Work Environment:
- Marram Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Gary, Indiana
- Our full continuum of care serves adults, families, adolescents, and children with mental health or substance abuse issues
- We are licensed through the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and are accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)