Medical Office Assistant II- Pediatrics

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. seeks a Medical Assistant to support physicians and nursing staff in patient care and clinic operations.

Responsibilities include taking vitals, injections, and assisting with patient flow, while also managing registration, scheduling and insurance verification. The role requires Medical Assistant certification, CPR, venipuncture skills and knowledge of billing systems such as EPIC.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited training program or 3–5 years of supervised work experience in a medical setting.
• Medical Assistant certification required (NAHP, NCCT, AAMA, NHA, AMT, etc.).
• Demonstrated venipuncture skills.
• Ability to perform all medical assisting responsibilities under state and faculty guidelines.
• CPR certification required.
• General understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and pre-authorization.
• Knowledge of GE, EPIC or similar computerized billing system.
• Medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and nursing staff in patient care, including patient flow, vitals, injections and related duties.
• Maintain nurses' stations, exam and procedure rooms.
• Perform front desk/clerical duties: complete demographic and insurance registration, charge entry, scheduling and insurance verification.
• Utilize electronic system according to SOP and department procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Detail oriented

Critical thinking

Professionalism

EPIC knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Assistant certification

Tools

EPIC

Billing systems (GE/Similar)

Job description

Assists physicians and nursing staff in the care of patients. Performs various patient care activities, including assisting with patient flow, taking vitals, giving injections, and other needs as required. Maintains nurses' stations, exam and procedure rooms. Performs various front desk and clerical duties in a medical office including such functions as complete demographic and insurance registration, charge entry, scheduling patients and/or verifying insurance information. Must be fully certified in patient registration. Where the electronic system is in use, this position will utilize the system as documented in the department and/or FPI standard operating procedure and process; and other duties assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred


• Graduation from an accredited training program (school) or 3-5 years of supervised work experience in a medical setting. Exemptions will be vetted by Human Resources Director and Department Director.


• Medical Assistant certification (such as NAHP, NCCT, AAMA, NHA, AMT, etc.) is required


• Demonstrated skill in venipuncture


• Ability to perform all medical assisting responsibilities under state and faculty guidelines


• CPR certification required


• General understanding and application of basic accounting principles


• Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and pre-authorization


• Knowledge of GE, EPIC or similar computerized billing system


• Medical terminology preferred

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position.Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement.More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits .

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Team Player

Novice

Customer Service

Novice

Professionalism

Novice

Novice

Critical Thinking

Novice

EPIC

Some Knowledge

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Cert. Medical Assistant

Equal Opportunity Employer

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