MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Company: Cardiovascular Provider
Location: Mansfield
Posted on: March 15, 2023
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Job Description:
SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE Cardiovascular Provider Resources has an
excellent full time employment opportunity, with benefits, for an
experienced Medical Assistant to work in the Mansfield HeartPlace
Clinic. Experience working as a medical assistant is required.
Cardiology experience would be preferred. General Summary Performs
selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that assist in
patient care management. Principal Duties and Responsibilities 1.
Provides excellent customer service and the highest quality patient
care. 2. Assists patient to exam rooms. 3. Takes patient vital
signs (blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.) 4. Verifies and
inputs patient medications into EMR. Making changes and additions
as needed to the medication list. 5. Responsible for EKG, rhythm
strip, and signal average EKG hook-ups and printouts. (Proficiency
Required) 6. Assists physicians with patient exams as needed. 7.
Responsible for Holter monitor hook-ups and removals, event
recorders and Loop recorders. (Proficiency Required) 8. Ability to
perform stress tests as needed and to assist in test
interpretation. 9. Maintains cleanliness and supplies in patient
exam rooms. 10. Takes pharmacy phone calls, reviews charts, and
calls in prescription refills. 11. Monitors pharmacy samples,
removing from stock as expired. 12. Receives and returns phone
calls from patients and other external sources. Receives and
returns portal messages in the EMR. 13. Pulls patient charts when
necessary. 14. Uses the computer for patient inquiry and
scheduling. 15. Follows all OSHA and other safety guidelines. 16.
Maintains current CPR and Medical Assistant certification. 17. At
all times protects the confidentiality of protected health
information (PHI) of patients per HIPAA regulations; does not
normally have business need for seeing PHI of employees. 18.
Actively demonstrates teamwork at all times. 19. Performs other
duties as required. 20. May also be responsible for insurance
pre-certification, prior authorization, procedure/surgery
scheduling and coordinating transfers and admissions. 21. Works
onsite within the clinic during scheduled hours. Regular attendance
is an essential part of this role. 22. May be required to move
between locations as needed. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 1.
High school diploma or equivalent. 2. Graduation from an accredited
program for Medical Assistants. 3. Current Medical Assistant
certification, or must obtain within 90 days of hire date. 4.
Current BCLS certification. 5. Minimum 6 month medical assistant
experience. Cardiology practice experience highly preferred. 6.
Fluently speaks, reads, and writes English. 7. Understanding of
OSHA requirements in a clinical setting. 8. Understanding of HIPAA
requirements. 9. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
10. Ability to meet physical demands of the job which include, but
are not limited to: standing, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting,
transporting supplies or equipment, walking for extended periods of
time, and occasionally lifting and carrying items which may weigh
up to 50 pounds. 11. Vision and hearing must be within or
correctable to within normal range. Work Environment 1. Long
periods of standing or sitting. 2. Normal range of hearing, voice,
and vision to perform work and communication. 3. Repetitive use of
hands and fingers (e.g. use of computer keyboard). 4. Ability to
travel to off-site clinics. 5. Busy, complex office environment
requiring detailed, focused attention. 6. Normal office environment
with minimal discomfort due to noise, temperature or dust. 7.
Ability to meet physical demands of the job which include, but are
not limited to: standing, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting,
transporting supplies or equipment, walking for extended periods of
time, and occasionally lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying items
which may weigh up to 40 pounds. 8. Vision (including the
discernment of color) and hearing must be within or correctable to
within normal ranges. 9. Ability to perform the essential functions
of the job description with or without accommodation. (Note any
requested accommodations below.) We are proud to be an EEO/AA
employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform
pre-employment substance abuse testing. We do not require COVID
vaccination but do encourage it.
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