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Our partner in healthcare, Family Practice in Douglasville, is looking for a phenomenal medical assistant.

As a Medical assistant, you will assist the physician, nurse practitioner, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties and providing great customer service to all our patients.

Clinical Duties:

+ Verify patients’ medical histories

+ Maintain a patient load of 30-35 patients a day

+ Explain treatment procedures to patients

+ Escort patients to exam rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient’s chart

+ Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist physician and nurse practitioner in exam rooms

+ Collect and prepare laboratory specimens

+ Perform basic laboratory tests

+ Disinfect, clean treatment rooms following patient examinations; maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; comply with legal regulations

+ Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required; properly dispose of contaminated supplies

+ Draw blood, remove sutures, change dressings

+ Set-up EKG machines, administer injections and medications, and perform routine specimen collection and tests

+ Electronically record patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical files

+ Process referrals and fill out health forms for patients

+ Prepare patient charts that are scheduled for appointments

+ Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; complete diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keep patient information confidential

+ Ensure patients are signed up for Chronic Care Management (CCM) as well as any other program the practice is offering

Administrative Duties:

+ Greet and welcome patients

+ Use computer applications

+ Answer phone calls, emails, patients’ queries, and ensure quality customer service

+ Assist patients with electronically signing in, uploading insurance data, identification cards, and verifying, updating patients' health data & information

+ Assist in processing faxes in the fax serve in Athena Health and handling voicemails

+ Schedule appointments

+ Arrange for hospital admissions and laboratory services

+ Scan and fax documents

+ Perform other duties as assigned or requested

Requirements

+ Strong customer service skills

+ Experience with eClinical EMR system

+ Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.

+ Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and reporting repairs to Office Manager.

+ Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.

+ Serve and protect the practice by adhering to professional standards, facility policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements.

+ Enhance the practice's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Benefits

+ Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

+ Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

+ Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

+ Full time (36-40 hour week)

+ $18+/hour Based on Experience