Medical Assistant / Receptionist

Medical Assistant / Receptionist

The Medical Assistant demonstrates the teamwork and collaboration needed to lead a patient focused clinic. The Medical Assistant will assist the physicians and their care teams and other team members to fulfill Medical Assistant responsibilities as required to ensure an accurate, professional and efficient visit for all patients on the provider's schedule that day.

The Receptionist is the first point of contact for any patient coming into the clinic. They demonstrate strong customer service and collaboration with their fellow coworkers. They are responsible for checking patients in and out, collecting copays, and answering patient questions.

The Medical Assistant demonstrates the teamwork and collaboration needed to lead a patient focused clinic. The Medical Assistant will assist the physicians and their care teams and other team members to fulfill Medical Assistant responsibilities as required to ensure an accurate and professional visit for all patients on the provider's schedule each day. The Medical Assistant will facilitate the efficient patient flow of the clinic assisting other Medical Assistants and working as part of the Medical Assistant Team, to ensure that patients are seen as quickly and skillfully as possible.

The Medical Assistant has the capacity to work with multiple providers, quickly learning new protocols when working with a new provider team. They recommend best practices to the Operations Manager to improve clinic processes. In preparing patients for their clinic visit, the Medical Assistant is responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date EHR chart including data about the patient's present state of health to assist with proper diagnosis.

The Medical Assistant must be professional in their interactions with the patients; utilizing the AIDET process to exhibit an ability to ask the necessary questions in a manner that is both warm and efficient while effectively maintaining the flow of the clinic schedule.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provide safe, effective care to patients
• Work independently and execute the AIDET scripting
• Accurately perform vital signs and chart in EHR
• Be an expert on each provider's policies
• Be a resource for all other clinical staff including other Medical Assistants, x-ray techs, receptionists, surgery schedulers and the office coordinator
• Draw up medications for providers as needed
• Perform end of shift room turn over
• Assist Provider team with in office procedures, as needed
• Follow all HIPAA, OSHA, and infection control standards and policies at all times
• Manages difficult or emotional patient situations in an effective, professional manner
• Flexibility with schedule in the event that a Provider's clinic periodically runs late
• Checking in patients
• Collecting copays
• Handling receptionist responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned
• Flexibility to travel between locations is required

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Job Type : Full-time

Pay : Starts at $21 / hour and goes up based on experience

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