Medical Assistant: Patient Care & Front Desk Support

CHRISTUS Health; Alamogordo (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health seeks a dedicated professional to assist in examinations, treatments, and patient care while handling phones, scheduling, and insurance authorizations. The role includes medical record preparation, intake with vital signs, POCT, and ensuring HIPAA compliance and safety standards are met.

The position involves maintaining clean exam rooms, ordering supplies, and documenting incidents, with occasional travel to multiple clinical locations.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of 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 and disposable items per clinic, Infection Control, and OSHA.
• Orders medical supplies per clinical standards.
• Documents all incidents according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures all patient information is scanned appropriately and the medical record is complete and accurate with all reports (signed by physician), prior to patient visit.
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the age-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
• Utilizes AIDET guidelines at all times.
• Maintains HIPAA Compliance Standards at all times.
• Transports patients as needed to other areas in the hospital.
• Performs administrative duties including, but not limited to filing, faxing, copying, scheduling appointments, insurance verification, and making phone calls.
• Travels to various clinical locations as necessary to meet patient needs
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Phone handling

Appointment scheduling

Insurance verification/authorizations

Medical record preparation

HIPAA compliance

Vital signs collection

Patient transport

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health seeks a dedicated professional to assist in examinations, treatments, and patient care while handling phones, scheduling, and insurance authorizations. The role includes medical record preparation, intake with vital signs, POCT, and ensuring HIPAA compliance and safety standards are met.

The position involves maintaining clean exam rooms, ordering supplies, and documenting incidents, with occasional travel to multiple clinical locations.