Medical Assistant, Antioch Family Medicine

Medical Assistant, FT Antioch Family Medicine

Job : R-48261 Job Type: Full time Location: Overland Park, Kansas

The Medical Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service. The role contributes to patient care by preparing patients for visits, performing limited procedures, scheduling diagnostic tests or consults, maintaining patient records, organizing clinic/exam rooms, managing supply/equipment inventory, and assisting physicians, nurses, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff.

• Accurately schedule tests; obtain films and reports; and prepare laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assist physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on the competency checklist.
• Collaborate with members of the health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
• Electronically submit, call and/or fax prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
• Ensure data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records.
• Maintain medical records; ensure all required documentation is available in the record; distribute reports and correspondence; file, photocopy and process forms related to medical charts.
• Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stock assigned areas and ensure par levels of supplies are maintained; check and complete required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Perform clerical duties such as greeting patients, registration, scheduling, pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, answering phones and entering ambulatory care charges.
• Perform simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
• Perform vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and document in medical record.
• Perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary depending upon the department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate.
• 1 or more years of Medical Assistant experience OR graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program OR Medical Assistant Certification (CCMA or NRCMA).

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.