Specialty Clinic Certified Medical Assistant

Specialty Clinic Certified Medical Assistant

Chattanooga Heart Institute, Hixson, Tennessee

About Us : Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission : As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.

Responsibilities : Job Summary :

Responsible for assisting physicians and nurses in providing quality patient care.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Collect appropriate data and perform testing to prepare patient for physician visit.
• Maintain patient flow through the clinic.
• Pull patient voicemails and process messages to the nurses as appropriate.
• Complete patient refills as requested by both patient and pharmacy, ensuring appropriate labs are ordered as needed and protocol is followed.
• Assist nurses with patient messages as necessary.
• Assist nurses with reviewing physician blue book as necessary.

Qualifications :

The Chattanooga Heart Institute offers the most comprehensive cardiac care available in this region. Founded in 1976, we now have six offices in Tennessee and one in Georgia. Our practice is made up of 29 board-certified cardiologists and three cardiothoracic surgeons. We merged with CHI Memorial Health Care System in 2011 which is part of CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit has more than 700 care sites across the U.S. and is committed to building healthy communities.