Medical Assistant Certified - Primary Academic Medicine

CHRISTUS Health; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Corpus Christi, TX seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to support patient care with accurate data entry and insurance verification. You will interact professionally with patients, families, and staff, demonstrating good judgment and a caring demeanor.

Responsibilities include assisting clinicians, data entry of charges, insurance verification, scheduling, and communicating benefits to patients. The role is full-time, day schedule, on-site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in providing superior medical care.
• Accurate data entry of charges, registering patients, and updating patient accounts; insurance verification.
• Schedule patient appointments, answer phones, and inform patients of their benefits.
• Maintain accurate data entry and insurance verification.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred

Job description

Summary:

The Certified Medical Assistant will perform various services and related activities in support of patient care including accurate data entry for patient registration and insurance verification. The Certified Medical Assistant demonstrates the ability to use good judgment and communicates effectively with all patients; families; licensed personnel; insurance companies and third-party payers. Demonstrates a professional and caring manner.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assisting the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in giving superior medical care.
• Accurate Data Entry of charges on patient accounts, registering patients, and updating patient accounts.
• Insurance Verification and recording of Statistics.
• Assist with scheduling patient appointments, answering phones, keeping providers informed of changes, and informing patients of their benefits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred.

Experience

• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
• BLS required.

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time