Medical Assistant- Full-Time

The CORE Institute; Sun City (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSA with HDHP plans with company match

401k plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Appreciation Days

Employee Wellness Events

Job summary

The CORE Institute in Sun City, AZ seeks a Medical Assistant to support orthopedic care teams. Responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, documenting intake, and assisting providers with procedures.

Training required: CMA certificate or recent CMA program graduation; HS diploma. Experience with EMR and scheduling software preferred. This role offers benefits including HSA, 401k with company match, EAP, and wellness events.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in orthopedics, spine surgery, or pain management is preferred.
• Graduated from a formal CMA training program within the last 12-18 months, and have the CMA certificate.
• Or, grandfathered in as defined by State regulation.
• 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.
• High school diploma/GED and graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant training program.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Prepare the patient for visit with the provider including rooming patients, obtaining vitals, documenting intake, reviewing radiology images, and procedure setup
• Assist with PROs, Quality Payment Programs, etc.
• Maintain exam room standards and restock at day end
• Monitor biohazard and sharps containers and replace as needed
• Assist in preparing patient prescriptions and completing medical forms
• Respond to voicemails within 24 business hours and document actions in EMR
• Prepare patient electronic charts before visits
• Verify testing results and imaging needed prior to service
• Scan clinical documents into EMR and print schedules
• Educate patients as indicated and manage EMR desktops for assigned providers
• Act as PTO Buddy and promote a positive patient experience

Skills

EMR software

Office procedures

Patient communication

Education

CMA certificate

High school diploma

CMA training program

Tools

Scheduling software

EMR system

Job description

• HSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match
• 401k plan after 6 months of service with company match (Part-time employees included)
• Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support
• Employee Appreciation Days
• Employee Wellness Events

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Winner in Best Places to Work

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