Medical Assistant: Patient Care & Scheduling Support

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Miami, FL seeks a healthcare office assistant to support patients by providing information, services, and assistance. You will verify patient details, prepare patients for examinations, and help with office procedures while safeguarding medical records and maintaining confidentiality.

You will also schedule surgeries, manage inventory and equipment maintenance, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to improving clinic

Responsibilities

• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary.
• Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about surgery.
• Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Miami, FL seeks a healthcare office assistant to support patients by providing information, services, and assistance. You will verify patient details, prepare patients for examinations, and help with office procedures while safeguarding medical records and maintaining confidentiality.

You will also schedule surgeries, manage inventory and equipment maintenance, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to improving clinic