Medical Office Assistant II- Pediatrics

Faculty Physicians Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Faculty Physicians Inc. in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Medical Assistant to support physicians and nursing staff in patient care and clinic operations.

The role involves taking vitals, injections, and front desk duties, with responsibilities spanning registration, scheduling and billing, while maintaining clinical work areas per SOPs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• Graduation from accredited training program or 3–5 years supervised medical setting experience.
• Medical Assistant certification required (NAHP, NCCT, AAMA, NHA, AMT, etc.).
• Demonstrated venipuncture skills.
• Ability to perform medical assisting 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 billing system.
• Medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and nursing staff in patient care and flow.
• Take vitals, administer injections, and support routine clinical tasks.
• Front desk duties: demographic/insurance registration, scheduling, and charge entry.
• Maintain nurses' stations, exam and procedure rooms; follow SOPs.

Skills

Team Player

Customer Service

Professionalism

Detail Oriented

Critical Thinking

Medical Terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certification

3–5 years supervised medical setting experience

Tools

EPIC

GE / Billing System

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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