Medical Assistant: Patient Care & Admin Support

CHRISTUS Health; Alamogordo (NM); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, NM, is seeking a versatile healthcare support professional to assist with patient examinations, treatments, and overall care. The role also handles phones, scheduling, insurance authorizations, and medical record preparation.

Responsibilities include obtaining records, performing intake with vital signs, POCT procedures, maintaining clean exam rooms, ordering supplies, documenting incidents, and ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Meets the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Obtains patients' records as pertinent to the visit.
• Performs intake to include vital signs, blood pressure, weight, height, pulse, temperature, and respiration, and completed patient history information
• Performs POCT Procedures as trained and instructed.
• Maintains cleanliness of exam rooms and instrumentation, disposes of contaminated items per clinic, Infection Control, and OSHA.
• Orders medical supplies per clinical standards.
• Documents all incidents per hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures all patient information is scanned and the medical record is complete with reports signed by physician.
• Demonstrates competence to meet age-specific needs of patients.
• Utilizes AIDET guidelines at all times.
• Maintains HIPAA Compliance Standards.
• Transports patients as needed within the hospital.
• Performs administrative duties including filing, faxing, copying, scheduling appointments, insurance verification, and making calls.
• Travels to various clinical locations as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Medical office experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, NM, is seeking a versatile healthcare support professional to assist with patient examinations, treatments, and overall care. The role also handles phones, scheduling, insurance authorizations, and medical record preparation.

Responsibilities include obtaining records, performing intake with vital signs, POCT procedures, maintaining clean exam rooms, ordering supplies, documenting incidents, and ensuring HIPAA compliance.