Job Summary We are seeking a Medical Assistant to join our team! As a Medical Assistant, you will be preparing for each patient visit by preparing charts and pulling notes before their arrival, providing routine support alongside nurses and medical staff, and assisting with keeping track of tests and lab reporting to ensure everything arrives on time and the patient is kept informed on their condition and care. You will also be helping manage the inventory of medical supplies, setting up machines and testing equipment, and cleaning instruments and rooms as needed. The ideal candidate has strong customer service skills, an interest in learning more about a working medical environment, and has previous office experience.
Responsibilities: Responsible for assisting physicians with patient care, including casting, bracing and performing other duties as assigned
Provides information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from the clinic services
Conveys a positive image of clinic
Assists physician with treating patient as directed
Issues prescriptions, physical therapy orders, home exercises, work restrictions, diagnostic orders and other orders per physician instruction and assists in patient education
Maintain a timely and safe clinic that focuses on efficient care with respect to the patient’s privacy and dignity
Ensure clinic runs efficiently within your power
Leave clinic as you would want others to leave it for you
Prepare exam rooms, instruments, linens and perform sharps container check on a per clinic basis
Work closely with staff in assigned musculoskeletal team to ensure quality patient care and services are provided
Ensure compliance with clinic standards of quality patient care
Assist physician with treating patients as directed
Assist physician with completion of procedure and diagnosis coding of encounter forms
Review: daily schedule, new patients, follow-up, time allowed, including start and finish time for designated physician(s)
Also, note time of hospital or other meetings and assist physician with clinic flow to ensure attendance at these meetings
Work with the Office Manager to coordinate schedule according to physician requirements
Ensure required medical records are available for appointment
If unavailable, contact the agency responsible for the records (physical therapist, laboratory, etc)
Document all patient-related communication or treatment in EMR
Helps facilitate triage task and scheduled drugs
Review and help facilitate physician’s communication folder and electronic tasks daily
Assist the physician in reviewing no show and cancellation patients and take appropriate action
Maintains supplies and restocks rooms on prescribed schedule
Sterilizes instruments on prescribed schedule
Ability to function as a responsible designated tech according to guidelines established in the doctor-specific Ortho Tech manual
Attend continued education and skill labs
Assist with Phlebotomy if certified
Track and complete patient FMLA forms timely
Work non-assigned physician clinics as scheduled
Assist with completion of physician responses to electronic communication to provide resolution for patient inquiries
Assist with obtaining prior-authorizations for diagnostic studies and injections
Assist in answering inbound patient calls regarding clinical needs
Maintains strictest confidentiality
Travel to other locations as needed
All other duties as assigned
Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, radiation and bodily fluids
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
Preferred graduation from an accredited course for Medical Assisting.
Languages-Spanish is a MUST
Numbers & Facts
Location
San Antonio, TX
Job Type
Full-time
Skills
Castingunmatched
Certified Medical Assistantunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Dental Insuranceunmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)unmatched
Health Insuranceunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
Infectious Diseasesunmatched
Injectionsunmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Medical Assistanceunmatched
Medical Codingunmatched
Medical Productsunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Medical Treatmentunmatched
Medicineunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Office Managementunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Educationunmatched
Patient Follow-upunmatched
Phlebotomyunmatched
Physical Therapyunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Spanish Languageunmatched
Sterilizationunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Telephone Skillsunmatched
Test Equipmentunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Vision Planunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
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