Medical Assistant

Indiana Joint Replacement Institute; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Joint Replacement Institute is seeking a versatile clinic assistant to greet patients, activate files, and guide them through a standard pre-visit protocol. Responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining health histories, taking vitals, and documenting in the medical record.

The role supports physicians with procedures, assists with injections, wound care, cast/splinting, braces, and prepares patients for imaging and surgeries.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: NA
• LPN, CMA, CST preferred or equivalent experience; current state license or national certification preferred.
• Good communication skills and CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and activate patient files; move patients through the clinic protocol.
• Assess patient condition and collect history; take vital signs and document in medical records.
• Provide basic patient care and assist physicians with procedures.
• Prepare injections and wound care; assist with cast/splinting and bracing as ordered.
• Schedule surgeries, MRI/CT/labs, referrals, and pre/post-operative appointments.
• Ensure HIPAA, OSHA and safety guidelines are followed; maintain infection control.

Skills

Good communication skills

CPR certification

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible to greet patients, activate patient files, and move patients through a pre- determined protocol at clinic.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1. Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed
2. Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history
3. Take appropriate vital signs
4. Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record
5. Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures
6. Provides patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to patient
7. Cast and splint application and removal
8. Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician
9. Wound dressing changes
10. Prepare injections
11. Suture and staple removal
12. Sterile tray set-ups
13. Obtain lab/x-ray reports
14. Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments
15. Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.
16. Schedule referrals to other physicians
17. Assist with prior authorizations
18. Perform ECG studies
19. Clean and stock exam rooms
20. Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies
21. Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules
22. Able to provide coverage to other AOC offices.
23. Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or GED certificate.

Experience: NA

Other Requirements

1. LPN, CMA, CST preferred or equivalent experience - prefer current state license or national certification
2. Good communication skills
3. Maintain current CPR certification

Qualifications

1. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians
2. Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, hospitals, other physician offices, and general public
3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
4. Work effectively as team member with physicians and other staff
5. Appropriately interact with patients, families, and others
6. Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands
7. Must have a flexible work schedule with the ability to work late some days and work through the lunch break on busy clinic days

Physical/Mental Requirements

1. Varied activities including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, lifting, bending, reaching
2. Must be able to use appropriate body mechanics techniques when making necessary patient transfers and helping patients with walking, dressing, etc. Must be able to life up to 30 pounds
3. Occasional stress from workload
4. Must be able to use a variety of office equipment including phone, copy machine, writing instruments, pc, fax and medical equipment including stethoscope, ECG, blood pressure cuff, and cast saw equipment.