Medical Assistant

MedFlorida Medical Centers is a fast-growing organization that specializes in providing exceptional patient-centered primary care services. Our goal is to improve the health, happiness, and well-being of each patient, with a commitment to excellence in all that we do.

A. Essential Duties

1. Obtaining and recording accurate patient medical histories, vitals, test results, and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality.

2. Ensure every day all related reports, labs and documents are filed and available in patient’s medical chart prior to their appointment.

3. Coordinating the daily administrative and clinical activities, including scheduling, patient check-in and check-out, and patient medical record maintenance.

4. Preparing and sterilizing treatment rooms for clinical examinations and assisting provider with medical procedures and other patient care.

5. Prepare patient charts prior to patient appointments.

6. Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required, and maintain tidiness.

7. Delivering compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.

8. Ensuring compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.

9. Preparing and administering medications for patients as directed by providers.

10. Perform phlebotomy and vaccination as directed by providers.

11. Accompany patients to exam rooms while actively listen to chief complaint or reasoning for visit, triage the patient by measuring vital signs, including weight, height, BMI, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, asking reason for appointment with provider and accurately document all information in patient’s chart.

12. Communicate detailed instructions to patients as instructed by provider while allowing time for patient to ask questions.

13. Answer telephone and emails to provide detailed feedback while answering any patient/physician/pharmacy questions.

14. Complete and document all pending telephone encounters, documents, labs into patient chart no later than end of business the following day.

15. Faxes, voicemails, and emails must be checked throughout the day, at least three (3) times.

16. Exercise time management by communicating to providers messages from patients and/or staff in a timely manner.

17. Verify insurance eligibility and benefits.

18. Enter accurate CPT and ICD-10 codes in the patient’s chart related to quality measures and procedures.

19. Proficiency and accuracy working within electronic medical records and navigation of vendor portals.

20. Comply with Quality Preventative Measures for all patients.

21. Maintain precise logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc. ) every day.

22. Fulfill all other duties as assigned by clinical coordinator, practice administrator or management.

23. Assist providers in exam rooms as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Bilingual (required) Spanish
• Demonstrate customer service skills
• 1+ years in the medical field
• Certified Medical Assistant (preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Primary Care

Work Location: In person