Medical Assistant

SENTA Partners; Hunters Trace (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA

FSA

Disability insurance

Holidays & PTO

Job summary

SENTA Partners, Advanced ENT & Allergy affiliate in Louisville, KY, is seeking a Medical Assistant to perform administrative and clinical duties under physician supervision. Responsibilities include vitals, history taking, specimen collection, injections, EMR data entry, and coordinating patient flow.

The role requires a High School diploma, offers comprehensive benefits, and travel up to 30% as part of the position.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room before the physician’s visit.
• Takes vitals such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height and records them in the EMR.
• Obtains current medication list and verifies allergies; performs medication reconciliation.
• Obtains patient history and chief complaint and documents in complete sentences.
• Draws blood specimens and labels for laboratory use.
• Administers intramuscular injections as directed by physician.
• Updates provider on next patient to see to minimize wait times.
• Maintains room and prepares for next patient.
• Calls in prescriptions as directed by physicians.
• Ensures compliance with government laws, AAOA, and company policies.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.

Skills

Vital signs

EMR documentation

Blood draw

Injections

Education

High School diploma

Job description

• Location 1725 Gagel Ave,Louisville, KY, 40216,United States
• Base Pay $18.00 - $22.00 / Hour
• Job Category Clinical Back Office, Clinical Support
• Employee Type Full-time (40)
• Required Degree High school
• Travel 30%
• Manage Others No

Description

Advanced ENT & Allergy , an affiliate of SENTA Partners , is a long-standing member of the Louisville and Southern Indiana healthcare community, provides a highly coordinated and comprehensive delivery of head and neck care.

SENTA Partners is a leading Management Services Organization (MSO) specializing in providing comprehensive support to ENT and Allergy private practices. Our mission is help people Breathe better, Hear better, Live better. At SENTA, we focus on the operational efficiencies and financial performance of our partner practices, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow.

Position Summary

Medical Assistant performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Key Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room in advance of the physician’s visit.
• Takes vitals such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height and enters them into the EMR.
• Obtains current medication list from new and return patients and verify allergies during every request for medication and every office visit. Perform medication reconciliation.
• Acquires patient history and the chief complaint and document in complete sentences with the proper grammar why the patient is being seen for a visit.
• Performs necessary office tests, such as rapid strep tests and smell tests as requested by the physician and document results in the patient’s record.
• Updates patient’s surgeries in the Surgical History once the patient has had surgery by our physicians. Also, updates surgeries performed by other physicians when they have return visits.
• Draws blood specimens from patients and prepares and labels the specimens for the laboratory ensuring appropriate lab is used based on patient’s insurance plan.
• Obtains patient signed informed consent via paper and administer intramuscular injections such as steroids and vitamin B12 and documents the injection completion in EHR.
• Updates the provider which patient should be seen next to minimize wait time when multiple rooms are filled up. Patient timeliness and appointment time must be taken into consideration to avoid upset patient(s).
• Cleans and prepares room in a timely manner for the next patient.
• Retrieves, directs and responds accordingly to the messages from the nursing line.
• Calls-in prescriptions as directed by the physicians.
• Ensures compliance with applicable government laws, rules, regulations, AAOA and Company policies and procedures.
• Maintains safe environment for patient, co-workers and self, per policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Requirements

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent

Summary

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• Cer tain US jurisdictions require S ENTA Partners to provide new employees with a reasonable estimate of the salary for th is role at the loc a tion in which the job may be performed . Th e posted salary range reflects our best estimate at the time of posting, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors that determine the final salary offer include office location, experience , skills, and current organizational needs .
• SENTA Partners is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.