Medical Assistant Westlake Internal Medicine

University Hospitals Pain Management; Westlake (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management is hiring a Medical Assistant. The role includes basic MA duties and potential advanced MA III tasks, coordinating work for other MAs and navigating patient care pathways. Front desk responsibilities encompass scheduling, collecting payor information, and patient documentation.

New grads earn $18.00-$18.50 per hour. The position also involves improving department processes, ensuring PHI compliance, and performing additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified Medical Assistant.
• Experience as MA III is not required for new grads.
• Strong patient-facing and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic Medical Assisting duties.
• MA III may perform advanced duties and coordinate MAs.
• Assist with department front desk duties: scheduling, collecting and verifying patient payor info.
• Independently handle front desk duties for the department.
• Support manager with process improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned and PHI compliance training.

Skills

Medical Assistant

Front desk operations

Patient coordination

Education

Medical Assistant certification

Job description

A Brief Overview:

This position is responsible for performing basic Medical Assisting duties.

• Independently performing advanced MA duties which may include advanced procedures, coordination of work for other MA's, or performing patient or population based care navigation (MA III only)

What You Will Do:

New Grad Rate is $18.00-$18.50/hr

Facilitates unit operations by managing patient flow.

Assist with front desk duties specific to department, including scheduling patients, collecting and verifying patient payor information and other patient documentation.

• Completely independent with all front desk duties specific to department / Assists manager with developing and facilitating process improvement initiatives. (MA III)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.