Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant)

Metro Infusion Center; Morton Grove (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Infusion Center is seeking a full-time Patient Care Assistant to support clinic operations in Morton Grove, IL. Responsibilities include back-office tasks such as patient escorting, maintaining medical supplies, and managing patient billing information. Ideal candidates will have clinical experience and a high school diploma.

Benefits

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience in a clinical setting.
• Proof of current vaccinations required.

Responsibilities

• Escort patients and document vital signs.
• Maintain and stock medical supplies.
• Handle billing and patient information.

Skills

Clinical practice experience

Comfort with back office responsibilities

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant)

Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant)

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Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a full-time Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant) to work at the clinic located in Morton Grove, IL.

This Assistant's responsibilities include all duties related to the back-office with occasional front desk duties. Responsibilities assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor.

Back Office Responsibilities:

• Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient's chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
• Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning, clean rooms between patients
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies, completing requisitions (order forms) in a timely manner to ensure supplies are not depleted
• Other tasks as assigned by management
  
  
  

Front Office Responsibilities:

• Filing of all scanned paperwork daily
• Fax clinic schedules to physicians for next clinic day
• Prepare travel chart weekly
• Open and distribute mail, daily
• Print schedule for following clinic day. Verity that all progress notes and super-bills are attached
• Order office supplies
• Answer telephone calls, including closed offices at different locations
• Page on consultations to physicians. Page should include consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with appropriate extension
• Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set guidelines. If patient is new, directions should be given
• Handle and process billing information daily
• Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily
• Register patients, enter and/or update patient demographics, make copies of vital information
• Collect co-payments and past due balances from patients at check-in/check-out desk
• Coordinate and process referral information for managed care patients
• Process medical records requests
• Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient's chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
• Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, completing lab requisitions and preparing samples for pick-up by lab. Document same in Medical Record
• Ensure superbills are completed at visit end, including, visit code, diagnoses and all labs ordered
  
  
  

Requirements

• Must have at least (1) one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting
• Must be comfortable with back office responsibilities
• High school Education or equivalent
• Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19
  
  

Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
  
  
  

Salary

• $39,000-$52,000 ($19/hour + monthly bonus)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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