Medical Assistant Full Time

Position Goal

Assist Physician(s) in Clinic with patient care activities. Complete administrative duties as required.

Position Responsibilities

• Follow up calls to patients after surgery or other invasive procedure to document their progress
• Remove staples, sutures, and assist with minor surgical procedures as needed
• Review and maintain charts to ensure completeness/EMR guidelines w/reviewing clinicals.
• Clean and sterilize equipment using approved techniques
• Communicate restrictions and instructions to patients
• Accurately enter test and procedures as ordered by provider.
• Assist with placement, removal, and instruction of DME devices such as splints, casting, immobilizers, braces, and bandages
• Clean and stock exam rooms and change sheets on exam tables after each patient
• Constant monitoring of schedules and patient flow during clinic to ensure maximum efficiency/organization.
• Review initial vital signs evaluation to include any lab specimens
• Communication with outside facilities for scheduling tests or surgery to include having any necessary orders, pre-cert, or referral information ready
• Escort patient from waiting area to triage area, ranging from those patients with full mobility to limited mobility.
• Accompanies provider into the patient examination room in order to transcribe patient history and exams to accurately document the providers encounter with patient and others present.
• Assist in administrative duties as required, to include but not limited to: collection of past due balances when scheduling surgery, check in/check out; scheduling appointments, procedures, and surgeries, pre-cert procedures, insurance verification, data entry, posting charges, and assisting secretaries.
• Accurately document patient information in EMR chart per physician dictation.
• Ensure all ordered tests are performed accurately and in a timely manner
• Completion of insurance, disability, and FMLA forms in a timely manner
• Familiarity with what the physician requires for a productive clinic.

Experience: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or one year relevant experience required

Education: High School diploma or equivalent required.

Special Qualifications

• Must be able to work independently and have working knowledge of HIPAA requirements.
• Travel required
• Knowledge of the health care field/medical specialty.
• Must maintain BLS certification.
• Must be able to accurately type 50 words per minute.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)

The Hughston Clinic, The Hughston Foundation, The Hughston Surgical Center, Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, Hughston Medical, Hughston Orthopaedics Trauma, Hughston Orthopaedics Southeast and Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital participate in E-Verify. This company is an equal opportunity employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.