Medical Assistant

Job Number: 10134

Position Title: Medical Assistant

External Description:

Position Title:	Medical Assistant
Department:
Position Reports to:	Office Manager
FLSA Status:	Non-exempt
Job Description Effective Date:	3/1/22

 

Position Summary:  

The Medical Assistant will perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running smoothly. 

 

• Checking and recording vital signs
• Reporting and recording accurate patient history summaries
• Preparing patients for exams and procedures
• Scheduling and confirming appointments
• Telephone triage
• Preparing charts/Clearing all MA Buckets
• Assisting with office procedures under the direction of the physician’s requirements
• Projects as assigned
• Learning front desk admin duties for potential cross coverage
• Submit Authorization request as needed for patient treatment

 

Essential Job Functions:  

 

Functions	% of Time
Take medical histories and record vital signs, explain treatment procedures to patients, prepare patients for examination, and assist the physician during the examination.	75%
Assists in other administrative functions as assigned by the office manager	20%
Additional duties as assigned	5%%

 

 

Position Requirements:

 

• Regional/state Certificate of Medical Assistant
• CPR/BLS infant and adult
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a medical assistant position
• Previous experience working with AthenaHealth highly desirable
• Previous experience working in an OB/GYN environment highly desirable
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills oral and written; able to communicate effectively with patients and all levels within the care center
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced office environment
• Experience with medical coding

 

 

Physical Demand:

 

• Ability to stand/bend at a 90-degree angle, 25%-50% of time
• Capability of lifting patients/transporting as needed

 

 

Competencies:

• Judgment: Ability to make decisions based on objective analysis of facts
• Cooperation: Effectively works with others and cooperates to ensure individual and team success
• Initiative: self-motivated, enterprising, pro-active
• Creativity: originality and resourcefulness in adapting and revising processes and procedures to resolve issues
• Positive Attitude: displays interest in and enthusiasm for his/her position and the company

 

 

Disclosure:

 

The Company uses job descriptions to ensure the equitable administration of the hiring process and that qualified employees are selected for open positions.  Job descriptions are also essential for the effective administration of the performance appraisal program and for related promotions, transfers, layoffs, and termination decisions. 

 

The Company performs periodic reviews of job descriptions to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included.  Excluded from the job description are non-essential tasks only incidentally related to the position. 

 

Requirements, skills, and abilities included in the job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to perform the position successfully.  In no instance; however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements included in this job description be considered as all-inclusive.  Authorized management personnel may assign additional functions, responsibilities and requirements as necessary.

 

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that certain requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals.  However, accommodations will not be made that can pose serious health or safety risk(s) to the employee or others; or, which imposes undue hardship on the Company.

 

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts.  The Company maintains its status as an at-will employer.  Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law

 

 

 

 

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Company Profile:

Genesis OB\GYN is a company dedicated to caring for Ob-Gyn providers who care for others, be they physicians or their support staff. A team of like-minded professionals with significant business and healthcare experience, we operate with a singular mindset - great care needs great care. We take great pride in not just speaking about this, but executing on it.

As a company, our mission is to be an indispensable source of business knowledge, innovation and support to the practices in our network. We are advocates for our Ob-Gyn medical affiliates – enabling them to focus solely on the practice of medicine while we focus on the business of medicine.

We are action oriented. We strategize, implement and execute – on behalf of the practices we serve.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package that includes health/dental/life/STD/LTD/vision insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) plan.    This company is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.