Medical Assistant Liver Disease Clinic

Overview

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name: Liver Disease Center-Clinic

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Clinical Care

The academic medicine difference. At the center of Banner – University Medicine is patient care, research, and teaching. Join a nationally recognized health care leader and experience the future of medicine today.

The team at the Advanced Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Center at Banner - University Medicine is dedicated to providing expert, high quality, and compassionate care to patients with liver disease, and those who qualify for liver transplantation.

As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will be an integral part of the patient s Banner experience looking to provide each person with the best customer service and patient care. When assisting patients directly, you will be rooming patients, taking vitals, assisting with procedures, and updating patient electronic medical records accurately and timely. When not providing direct patient care, you may also provide additional support to our office/administrative staff throughout the clinic.

This could include answering phones, checking in patients, scheduling appointments, following up with referrals, ordering supplies, stocking rooms, etc.

Uncertified Medical Assistants will be considered and will have 12 months to become nationally certified once employment begins. Uncertified Medical Assistants will have access to Medical Assistant certification study material and Banner will pay for the cost of certification. A passing score would result in a pay increase due to an MA s newly certified status. Banner is also committed to your future and invested in furthering your education.

Medical Assistants have the opportunity to move up the Medical Assistant career ladder or sign up for tuition assistance to further advance their career. From PTR, to RN, there are endless opportunities at Banner Health. Ask your recruiter for additional details to learn more.

In this position you will be rooming patients, doing medication refills, answering patient concerns via phone, chart prep, obtaining med auths, and sending orders, while working with an excellent team and great providers.

This is a full time (40 hours/week), day shift position:
Monday - Friday 8:30A-5:00P in family oriented clinic, offering learning education opportunities from clinical nursing, cross training in Digestive and Transplant Clinics and certification classes to assist with testing.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for assisting clinicians and nursing staff in providing medical care, as well as, implementing and evaluating direct patient care. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment and skills to provide an excellent patient experience.

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