Medical Assistant, Plastic & Recon Surg Inst Dlg at DHR Health

Summary

MISSION STATEMENT: Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time. VISION: Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

Position Summary

Assist administrative and clinical team members by performing a variety of clerical and clinical duties to ensure departmental function within the practice as well as departmental compliance in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Such duties include but are not limited to: Scribing, wound care, post-operative visits, assisting providers with patients, making appointments, taking calls from patients, pharmacies and other physician offices. Participates in volunteer programs and special assignments, and performs other duties as assigned within scope of practice.

Position Education/ Qualifications

• • High School graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred. Completion of a Medical Assistant Program BLS required, if not on hire, within the first 30 days of employment Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues Organizational skills are necessary Good written and verbal communication skills required Ability to read, write and speak English, required Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physician Physician office experience is preferred

Job Knowledge/Experience

• • Two (2) years experience in a busy physician office, preferred Ability to take vital signs to include, but not limited to: height, weight, blood pressure, temperature and pulse Must have computer experience and must be able to learn practice IS system Previous experience with an EMR system preferred Must have excellent customer service and organizational skills Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment

Position Responsibilities

• • Perform basic administrative medical assisting functions, assists RN and MD Assist in obtaining patient history, chief complaint and vital signs as necessary Schedule, coordinate, make referral appointments within DHR or outside of DHR and monitor appointments for patient compliance Understand and adhere to managed care policies and procedures as it affects patient

Benefits

• for office or hospital visits or procedures • Keep rooms neat, clean and well stocked with supplies • Set up rooms as needed for in office procedures • Maximizes patient flow in clinic for MD and other providers • Assist physician with in office procedures as needed • Monitor schedule in order to ensure that medical records needed from other physicians or hospital are obtained prior to patient coming into the office for scheduled visit • Referral letter process • Orders and keeps inventory of all medical and injectable supplies and or orders office supplies as needed. • Meets with patients to present surgical orders, explain post op care, answer any of the patient or families questions and walks the patient through the process to register at the hospital for surgery as needed • Perform clinical and surgical photography to be used for medical education, patient education, publications, medical/legal, and patient progress photographic projects. • Comply with quality assurance practices • Screen, collect and follow up on patient test results • Collect and process specimens accurately and timely • Perform diagnostic and laboratory tests and wound care as necessary • Adhere to established patient screening procedures at all times • Scribe for physicians as needed • Assist with the preparation and administration of medications and immunizations; or phlebotomy •
• Maintains lab as needed •
• Maintains accurate medication and immunization records • Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies as needed • Prepares and maintains patient files in an orderly fashion • File and or scan faxed information in charts after review by provider as necessary • Ensure that positive results or stat results are provided to the practitioner in a timely manner • Perform inventory of supplies and equipment as necessary • Clean and sterilize instruments, as directed and dispose of contaminated supplies as needed • Answer and direct all phone calls appropriately • Register patients, confirm appointments, verify insurance

Benefits

• , as needed Performs other assigned duties as assigned LINES OF REPSONSIBILITY : (Chain-of-command) Practice Manager Director DHR Health Clinics Chief Ambulatory Officer

Customer Service

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

Age Specific

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

Americans With Disabilities Act

(ADA) : A.