Medical Assistant

Palo-Verde-Hematology-Oncology-Ltd; Scottsdale (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Palo-Verde-Hematology-Oncology-Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ is hiring a Medical Assistant to support licensed healthcare providers with administrative and clinical duties. You will review EHR, maintain patient flow, obtain vitals, and assist with examinations and procedures.

The role requires Medical Assistant Certification and the ability to follow detailed instructions, with flexibility for last-minute changes. EMR experience and patient-focused care are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Medical Assistant Certification is required.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions with attention to detail.
• Flexibility to handle last-minute changes in a clinical setting.

Aufgaben

• Review EHR and prepare patient records for visits.
• Maintain patient flow and clinic exam rooms.
• Obtain vitals and enter data into the EMR.
• Schedule follow-ups and assist with procedures as needed.
• Perform venipuncture and process tests per physician orders.
• Triage patients in person and by phone.
• Return patient calls and manage reminders.

Kenntnisse

EHR/EMR proficiency

Vital signs

Venipuncture/Phlebotomy

Injections

EKG

Patient triage

Ausbildung

Medical Assistant Certification

Tools

EMR system

Jobbeschreibung

Description

Position Summary: Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical under the direction of licensed healthcare provider.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Review EHR and prepare patients records for office visits
• Maintain patient flow
• Maintain exam rooms (cleanliness and supplies)
• Go over current medications with patient at each office visit and reconcile medication list EMR
• Scan in all incoming records into patients EMR system
• Obtain vitals and other medical information from patient for office visit and enter information into EMR
• Schedule patients for follow up in office laboratory studies
• Set up and assist providers with medical examinations/bone marrow biopsy procedure
• Return patient phone calls
• Injections upon request
• Obtain Advanced Care Directive from patient and enter information in EMR system
• Obtain Plan of Care for pain from patient and enter information in EMR system
• Obtain via venipuncture and process CBC'S, CMP, PT/INRS and glucose monitoring as ordered by physician and enter information in EMR system
• Perform and/or assist with EKG'S
• Triage patients in person and on the telephone
• Answer telephone calls and messages within the same day
• Place reminder calls to all patients being seen by providers the next day (make sure this gets done prior to 4pm each day)
• Other tasks as requested by management

Requirements

Qualification/Requirement:

• Ability to apply a common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving occasional, last-minute changes in generally standardized situations.

Education/Training/Experience:

• Medical Assistant Certification

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must be able to assist patients in and out of chemo chairs and on and off exam tables. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will poses the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.