Medical Assistant Full-Time

The CORE Institute; Sun City (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The CORE Institute in Sun City, AZ is hiring a Medical Assistant to support orthopedic and spine care. The role requires CMA certification, formal MA training, and the ability to work with EMR systems and scheduling software. Preference for 1–2 years of specialized experience.

Responsibilities include patient rooming, vitals collection, documentation in EMR, and assisting providers with prescriptions and forms. Strong communication and adherence to regulatory standards are essential.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in orthopedics, spine surgery, or pain management preferred.
• Graduated from a formal training program within last 12-18 months with CMA credential.
• Or grandfathered in as defined by State regulation.
• Must pass the MA competency exam within six months of employment.
• Experience with office medical procedures and insurance, EMR and scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates communication between patient and provider during care.
• Prepare patient for visit: rooming, vitals, intake paperwork, imaging review, dressings, injections.
• Document and enter data accurately into EMR.
• Complete tasks related to PROs and Quality Payment Programs.
• Maintain clean exam rooms and restock at end of day; manage biohazards and sharps.
• Assist provider with prescriptions and medical forms; respond to voicemails within 24 hours.
• Prepare patient electronic charts for visits and verify test results and imaging.
• Print clinic schedules and educate patients as indicated by provider.

Skills

Office procedures

EMR

Scheduling software

BLS certification

Patient communication

Education

CMA certificate

High school diploma or GED

MA training program (accredited)

Certification grandfathered (state regulation)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

• 1-2 years of experience in orthopedics, spine surgery, or pain management is preferred.
• In lieu of experience must have the following training and/or experience:
• Graduated from a formal training program during the last 12-18 months, and have the CMA certificate;
• OR, Is grandfathered in as defined by State regulation.
• The employee must pass the MA competency exam within the first six months of employment.
• Active Medical Assistant certification such as Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) with proof of current membership from American Medical Technologists (AMT) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) with proof of current membership from American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) with proof of current membership from National Health Career Association (NHA) (Test administered after 7/1/2017 only) or National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) with proof of current membership from National Certified Competency Testing (NCCT), or per State regulations
• Experience with office medical procedures and treatments and knowledge of insurance, managed care operations, EMR and scheduling software.
• Certification or additional training must meet the requirements for meaningful use.
• BLS certification require
• High school diploma/GED, and graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant training program as defined by state regulations.

Preferred:Two years of experience in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Experience with orthopedics

Essential Functions

• Facilitates communication between the patient and the provider during patient care:
• Collect and shares pertinent information with the provider
• Receives and acts on directives from the provider
• Responsible for preparing the patient for visit with the provider. Duties include but are not limited to, rooming patients, obtaining and documenting vitals, reviewing intake paperwork, pulling up radiology images, removing dressings, procedure set-up, injection prep, accurate data entry into EMR.
• Responsible for completing tasks associated with Company initiatives such as PROs, Quality Payment Programs, etc.
• Maintains exam room standards. Rooms should be restocked at the end of each clinic day. Rooms and tables should be cleaned as needed during the clinic and at the end of each day.
• Monitor biohazard and sharps containers and replace them as needed.
• Assist the provider in preparing patient prescriptions and completing medical and patient forms (i.e. work release, FMLA, etc.).
• Retrieves and responds to voicemails within 24 business hours and documents actions in EMR.
• Prepares patient electronic charts for clinic visits before the date of service.
• Verify any outstanding testing results are in EMR, confirm the appropriateness of the patient to the provider (body part and/or insurance), note imaging, DME, or casting needed prior to provider visit on the date of service.
• Scans clinical documents into EMR.
• Print clinic schedules on the morning of the date of service.
• Ensures patient receives education as indicated by the provider.
• Manages EMR desktops of assigned providers in a timely manner.
• Act as PTO Buddy per clinic plan
• Create and promote a positive patient experience

About us:

The Center for Orthopedic Research and Education, We don't mean to brag but did you knowThe CORE Institutehas been ranked by Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Businesses!?

• #1 for Orthopedic Practices
• #1 for Healthiest Healthcare Employers
• #3 for Best Healthcare Workplace Culture

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