Medical Assistant (certified)

SouthEast Kidney; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

SouthEast Kidney is seeking a Medical Assistant to support both administrative and clinical tasks within their practice. Responsibilities include patient check-in/out, scheduling, and assisting with exams. Ideal candidates will have an accredited Medical Assistant education, relevant experience, and familiarity with Athena Clinicals. This full-time role offers a dynamic work environment dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or equivalent experience.
• HIPAA knowledge and patient privacy compliance.
• Ability to perform basic patient data entry into Athena Clinicals.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and performs Check-in/Check-out procedures.
• Rooms patients and completes full patient intake.
• Collects specimens and follows CLIA regulations.

Skills

Communications

Patient Care

Check-in/Check-out Procedures

Education

Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program

At least 1-year relevant medical assistant experience

Tools

Athena Clinicals

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Medical Assistant Job Description

Medical Assistant for both administrative and clinical aspects of medical assisting. It includes, performing check-in/check-out functions, answering phone calls, verifying insurance benefits, scheduling and confirming appointments, collecting copays, deductibles, and co-insurances, rooming patients, interviewing and giving instructions to patients as directed by physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner, handling incoming and outgoing correspondence with other providers or pharmacies, processing requests for medical records, obtaining vitals and other pertinent patient information, assisting providers with exams and procedures, and performing diagnostic testing.

Job Description

Medical Assistant Job Description

Medical Assistant for both administrative and clinical aspects of medical assisting. It includes, performing check-in/check-out functions, answering phone calls, verifying insurance benefits, scheduling and confirming appointments, collecting copays, deductibles, and co-insurances, rooming patients, interviewing and giving instructions to patients as directed by physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner, handling incoming and outgoing correspondence with other providers or pharmacies, processing requests for medical records, obtaining vitals and other pertinent patient information, assisting providers with exams and procedures, and performing diagnostic testing.

Responsibilities include:

• Greets patients and performs Check-in/Check-out procedures in an accurate and timely manner. Collects co-pays and outstanding patient balances, prints orders and educational materials for patients, schedules procedures, obtains insurance card and payment guarantor information, and checks insurance eligibility.
• Answers phone calls in a timely manner, schedules appointments, and maintains assigned clinical inboxes in Athena Clinicals electronic medical record system. Demonstrates phone etiquette in accordance with Panoramic Health standards of behavior.
• Rooms patients and completes full patient intake, including vitals, allergies, medication reconciliation, and recording recent flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Assess patient symptoms, reactions, and physical condition. Records all data in Athena Clinicals.
• Ability to effectively determine response priority and level for patient telephone calls and patient portal messages, consult with physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner and document appropriately.
• Responsible for collecting specimens and following CLIA regulations.
• May assist with facilitating referrals to specialty care, imaging or laboratory studies as ordered by the physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Coordinates with others to make sure patient is appropriately set up for any required lab studies or imaging.
• Calls patients with test results or instructions as provided by the physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
• Prepares for patient office visits and prepare lab work in patient charts. Makes patient reminder calls for lab work (2) two weeks prior to patient appointments.
• Scans and attaches patient medical records and administrative documents in Athena Clinicals. Reviews and processes incoming faxes and flow labs that are not electronically sent.
• May participate in preparing payment batches and maintaining accurate office cash transactions.
• Processes medication authorizations and refills. Organizes drug sample closet and discards expired medications appropriately.
• Reschedule patients as appropriate by maintaining Athena Clinicals automated appointment scheduling reminder system. Maintain appointment waitlist and schedule appointment from waitlist when feasible.
• Exercises sound judgment when dealing with challenging and stressful situations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or equivalent experience as a Medical Assistant
• At least 1-year of relevant medical assistant experience in a physician office or externship in MA program completed
• Broad understanding of clinical operations and physician office practice.
• Athena Clinicals electronic health record experience.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of HIPAA and other patient privacy laws. Maintains rigorous confidentiality of all medical, financial, or other sensitive materials and information in printed, electronic, or verbal form, which may jeopardize the privacy of patients and/or employees.
• Ability to perform basic patient data entry into Athena Clinicals electronic health record and use Microsoft Office suite.
• Basic knowledge of medical examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
• Comply with all HIPAA, OSHA, Compliance, and IT standards and policies.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Medical Practices

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