About the job Medical Assistant
Join Our Exceptional Healthcare Team!
Are you a medical assistant who is looking for a job that offers a supportive and collaborative work environment? Look no further!
At Southeast Medical Group, we are a team of dedicated and compassionate healthcare professionals who are committed to providing exceptional care for our patients. We are looking for a medical assistant who shares our values and is ready to join us in delivering top-notch care. As our new medical assistant, you will have the opportunity to:
Work closely with our primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality care to our patients
Assist with a wide range of tasks, including scheduling appointments, taking vital signs, and preparing patients for exams
Contribute to a positive and team-oriented work environment
Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, as well as opportunities for professional development and growth
To be successful in this role, you should have:
A medical assistant certification
Phlebotomy experience required
Experience in a medical office setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A commitment to excellence and a willingness to learn and grow
If this sounds like the right job for you, we want to hear from you! Please send your resume and a brief note about why you would be a great fit for our team. We can't wait to meet you!
Certified Medical Assistant-1
Responsibilities
- Provides immunizations to patients, takes vitals, rooms on patients, clinical/clerical duties
- Prepares patients for physicians visit, preforms tests and files appropriate documents.
- Receive and direct phone calls, obtain necessary patient information to file and update patient records, and ensure all forms and consents are completed by patients
- Performs a variety of patient care activities to assist physicians and nursing personnel
- Delivers quality customer service and maintains established quality control standards.
- Check-out patients, assist with referral processing, and arrange laboratory services
- Prepare patients for examination, take vitals, and record patients' health history
- Set-up EKG machines and other ancillary tests, administer injections and medications, and perform routine specimen collection and tests
- Prepare equipment and examination rooms, and clean instruments
- Assist physician with medical treatments, procedures, and exams
- Manage inventory of medical supplies and equip exam rooms with appropriate supplies
- Managing messages, prior authorizations, patient calls
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; successful completion of an accredited medical assistant certification program (w/certification) at time of hire, or within 90 days of employment
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Maintains MA and CPR certifications (and actions required for recertifications) (CPR within 30 days of employment)
- Current Basic Life Support Certifications (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Satisfactory complete applicable competency assessments/skill checklist within 90 days of hire/transfer into MA job.
- If hired into the Southeast Medical Group Career Ladder, will be required to complete training and assessment for level hired within 90 days.
- Ability to always communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Must be detail-oriented and highly organized
- Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes, and organizational policies
- Knowledge of patient care and examination procedures
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times