Medical Assistant
Core
Provide clinical support to provider staff in an ambulatory surgical setting, managing patient flow, vitals, and in-office procedures.
Role type
Medical Assistant
Builds
Patient visits and clinical operations for surgical specialties
Domain
Healthcare / Ambulatory Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient rooming, vital signs measurement, EKG administration, vaccine administration, specimen labeling, EMR data entry, scheduling, prior authorization processing
Preferred skills
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification, 1-3 years of medical assistant experience
Technologies
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems
Responsibilities
Rooms patients and prepares them for provider visits; takes vital signs and enters data into EMR; performs in-office testing and EKGs; administers vaccines and medications; assists provider with medical procedures; labels specimens; chaperones providers; stocks exam rooms; monitors medication refrigerator temperatures; schedules appointments and manages patient outreach; obtains prior authorizations and insurance referrals.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC