Primary Medical Assistant

We are looking for a full-time Clinical Medical Assistant to join our Gastroenterology care team. In this role, you’ll provide clinical support and goal-directed patient care while following all practice protocols. You’ll be essential in managing patient communication, ensuring accurate EHR documentation, and addressing all GI-related inquiries with the highest standards of safety and care.

Responsibilities of the job include but not limited to:

• Demonstrates skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, interventions, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient
• Provides assistance to physicians and nurses assuring optimal patient safety and comfort
• Demonstrates safe, efficient, cost-effective care utilizing clinically and ethically sound decisions
• Demonstrates knowledge of normal blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations and oxygen saturation.
• Demonstrates ability to evaluate identified problems and obtain assistance to assess care provided and patient responses
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used medications, action, dose and side-effects
• Demonstrates knowledge of practice policies for ordering, transcribing, and recording medications
• Evaluates identified diagnoses; reassesses patient’s response to treatment plans to assure overall care provided meets patient’s needs.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of care provided to assure integration of information used to provide quality care
• Assures inter-agency referral forms (labs orders, radiology procedures, other tests), and orders are complete and accurate (including Prior Authorizations, if required); provides instructions regarding patient preparation within limits of knowledge and scope of practice
• Reviews charts to assure laboratory, imaging, pathology reports, and plans of care are addressed by the provider and information is relayed to the patient in a timely manner
• Pursues professional growth and development; maintain up-to- date, current knowledge base
• Functions as a role model for current and new staff when communicating information and perspectives
• Facilitates problem resolution among peers as observed by managers, physicians and peers
• Demonstrates a constructive approach during all interactions with patients, physicians, staff and managers
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment
• Reviews and processes incoming referrals; schedules patients accordingly

Educational requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Current Medical Assisting licensure
• Current CPR/ BLS certification
• Two years of clinical or office experience (minimum)

Benefits:

• No evenings, weekends, on call or major holiday work
• Full time employees covered for medical and dental at no cost, vision also offered.
• Holiday pay
• Vacation, sick and personal leave time
• Paid bereavement and jury duty
• 401 (k) Retirement plan plus profit sharing

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Gastroenterology

Experience:

• Certified Medical Assistant: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Certified Medical Assistant (Required)

Work Location: In person