Medical Assistant Job in Dayton 45409, Ohio US

Summary:

The Medical Assistant provides assistance to the physicians and practitioners with patient care, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Greets all patients with kindness and respect;

·         Assists with patient flow by ensuring patients are escorted to exam rooms;

·         Assists with preparatory activities such as taking and documenting vital signs including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, height and weight, and communicates abnormalities to physician or practitioner;

·         Reviews and documents patient medical history including medications, allergies and medical alerts;

·         Prepares patient rooms for the next patient replenishing supplies and removing biohazard wastes are directed;

·         Answers and responds, as directed, to all medical calls including patient and pharmacy calls for prescription refills, patients with medical questions, concerns, or request for test results, concerns or requests from other health care agencies on mutual patients;

·         Takes messages for physicians, on calls they need to return, when unable to deal with the situation;

·         Relays hospital consult information to physicians;

·         Contact patients, as directed by physicians or protocol, by phone or in person, on lab and test results, and indicate follow-up required;

·         Document all medical contacts including who you spoke with, date/time of call, what information they were given, and what follow-up instructions were given;

·         Assists physicians and practitioners with relaying instructions to patients and families;

·         Assists physicians and practitioners with ensuring encounter forms are complete with appropriate charge, diagnosis code(s), and completes orders;

·         Assists physicians and practitioners with clerical duties such as sending/receiving medical records, faxing, obtaining clinical reports, hospital notes, completing forms and requisitions, and screening for chart prep accuracy;

·         Maintains all necessary logs;

·         Maintains all working areas in a clean and organized manner;

·         Checks sample medication expirations dates monthly;

·         Fulfills environmental responsibilities as assigned which may include cleaning and stocking exam rooms;

·         Follow all health care privacy and safety rules;

·         Other duties as assigned.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not contain supervisory responsibilities.

 

Required Education and/ or Experience:

The Medical Assistant requires a High School Diploma or GED and a two (2) year degree from a college or technical school, a Medical Assistant Certification is preferred.  At least one (1) year of previous experience as a Medical Assistant, 2-4 year experience is preferred.  This position requires excellent oral and written communication and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.   Experience working with a Practice Management system is preferred.

 

Physical/ Mental Demands:

The Medical Assistant position requires the ability to hear and speak clearly.  This position frequently is required use wrists, hands and fingers to touch type and grasp objects and to use legs and feet to walk, bend, twist, reach, and stretch throughout the day.  The position requires regular lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.  This position also requires the ability to answer telephone calls, transfer calls and work on the computer.

 

Environmental/ Working Conditions:

Work will be completed in a smoke-free, climate controlled medical office with the usual hazards of airborne germs, chemicals, various odors, blood and other hazardous waste products.  Office spaces may include the use of a parking lot within one half mile of the working location and may include the need to utilize stairs to access the working location.  This position may require travel to other office locations.