Medical Assistant Job – Valdosta GA

Sentapartners; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

SENTA Partners is seeking a Medical Assistant to perform administrative and clinical duties in support of our ENT and Allergy practices. This role focuses on ensuring exceptional patient care by managing appointment scheduling, maintaining medical records, and assisting physicians with patient examinations. Competitive health benefits will be provided as part of the employment package.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Short & Long Term Disability

Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Must effectively interact with patients.
• Knowledge of EMR systems required.
• Ability to administer medications and take vital signs.

Responsibilities

• Perform administrative tasks like scheduling appointments.
• Record patient's medical histories and vital signs.
• Prepare patients for examination and administer medications.

Skills

Patient Interaction

Medical Record Keeping

Vital Signs Measurement

Medication Reconciliation

Clinical Documentation

Injection Administration

Job description

SENTA Partners is a leading Management Services Organization (MSO) specializing in providing comprehensive support to ENT and Allergy private practices. Our mission is tohelp people Breathe better, Hear better, Livebetter. At SENTA, we focus on the operational efficiencies and financial performance of our partner practices, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow.

Position Summary

Medical Assistant performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Key Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room in advance of the physician’s visit.
• Takes vitals such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height and enters them into the EMR.
• Obtains current medication list from new and return patients and verify allergies during every request for medication and every office visit. Perform medication reconciliation.
• Acquires patient history and the chief complaint and document in complete sentences with the proper grammar why the patient is being seen for a visit.
• Updates patient’s surgeries in the Surgical History once the patient has had surgery by our physicians. Also, updates surgeries performed by other physicians when they have return visits.
• Obtains patient signed informed consent via paper and administer intramuscular injections such as steroids and vitamin B12 and documents the injection completion in EHR.
• Updates the provider which patient should be seen next to minimize wait time when multiple rooms are filled up. Patient timeliness and appointment time must be taken into consideration to avoid upset patient(s).
• Cleans and prepares room in a timely manner for the next patient.
• Retrieves, directs and responds accordingly to the messages from the nursing line.
• Calls-in prescriptions as directed by the physicians.
• Ensures compliance with applicable government laws, rules, regulations, AAOA and Company policies and procedures.
• Maintains safe environment for patient, co-workers and self, per policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)