Medical Assistant

Job Description:

• Act as a physician’s secretary
• Administer oral and inject-able medications
• Assist patients with insurance forms and claims
• Assist physicians and other providers with exams and procedures
• Call or fax prescriptions to pharmacies
• Change dressings
• Clean and maintain instruments and medical equipment
• Collect data about previous health, medical and surgical history from patients
• Collect specimens for lab tests
• Document in paper or electronic medical records
• Enter data from monitoring and tracking systems such and vaccine and medication refrigerators, sterilization devices and other quality or safety data
• Handle and route office mail
• Manage medical records
• Manage specialty referrals
• Measure patent vital signs (pulse, blood pressure, pulse and temperature), height and weight
• Order medical and office supplies and medications
• Perform billing tasks
• Perform in-office lab tests
• Perform specialized testing such as EKGs, vision screening and hearing tests
• Provide patient education as directed by the doctor or other provider
• Remove staples and stitches
• Schedule patient appointments
• Schedule surgeries and diagnostic procedures such as CT scans and MRIs
• Stock exam rooms
• Supervise other medical assistants
• Experienced requires

A family practice & urgent care is seeking to hire a responsible and reliable Receptionist with at least one year of experience in Medical Office.