Primary Care Medical Assistant - Patient-Focused Care

Memorial Hermann; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hermann is seeking a Medical Assistant to support providers in patient care across clinical areas. You will assist with examinations, procedures, diagnostic studies, treatments, and dressing changes under physician direction, and perform general administrative duties in line with regulatory standards.

This role requires a Medical Assistant program graduation or externship, certification within 12 months, current BLS/CPR, and good communication.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months of medical assistant experience required; or Completion of a medical assistant externship required.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain good communications; ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with employees, physicians, patients, families, and the public
• Working knowledge of ICD9/10 and CPT coding and insurance procedures
• Works primarily a pre-determined schedule but occasional requirements to work evenings or weekends depending on patient care needs may exist; ability to float to other clinic practices as needed is an expectation

Responsibilities

• Delivers appropriate care to patients, at a proficient level; is cross-trained to competently care for patients in a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) setting.
• Reviews charts prior to patients' scheduled appointment to assure that all requested lab work and diagnostic procedures have been completed and that reports have been returned and are accessible to the provider.
• Reviews, obtains, and records patient vital signs, temperature, pulse, height, weight and blood pressure and reason for visit and uses the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) appropriately and follows guidelines.
• Cross trains to perform patient access tasks, including: take messages and assist providers with return phone calls to patients and pharmacies appropriately.
• Direct patients to examination rooms; assists in preparing patients for examination. Notifies provider of patient's arrival and readiness for their examination.

Job description

Memorial Hermann is seeking a Medical Assistant to support providers in patient care across clinical areas. You will assist with examinations, procedures, diagnostic studies, treatments, and dressing changes under physician direction, and perform general administrative duties in line with regulatory standards.

This role requires a Medical Assistant program graduation or externship, certification within 12 months, current BLS/CPR, and good communication.