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SalaryBusy Hematology and Oncology practice is looking for a motivated Certified Medical Assistant for the Springfield office. Main responsibilities include navigating patients, helping in the lab, and answering phones. Bi-lingual Spanish speaking preferred
Prior experience as a Medical Assistant is required.
Job duties:
- Performs chart review prior to clinic visit and obtains historical data.
- Obtains and records patient’s vital signs in EMR.
- Assists patients in wheelchairs and stretchers with transfers to and from exam tables, procedure tables, and scales, utilizing proper body mechanics and safety measures.
- Assists patients to exam room and prepares patients for examination.
- Collects patient information and assessment data, documents in EMR
- Assists practitioner in patient procedures and treatments such as injections and bone marrow biopsies
- Obtains prior authorization for scans, and other procedures
- Filling out disability paperwork
- Obtains and manages specimens, including labeling, form completion, transport to laboratories, and log maintenance
- Provides appropriate patient education, health information materials and community resource lists as directed. Maintains educational supplies.
- Orders, stocks, and maintains exam rooms and clinic areas with standard levels of supplies, medications, linens, nourishments, forms, and equipment.
- Operates CBC equipment according to equipment procedures including safety and quality control checks.
- Performs related and delegated tasks, including requests for prescription refills, taking, and relaying messages, directing patient flow, and running errands.
- Schedule appointments
- Verify patient demographic and insurance information
- Collects co-pays and outstanding bills
- Calls back patients, picks up phone calls, triages for appropriate care
- Route clinical questions and emergency calls to nursing staff or physician.
- Maintain confidentiality of Protected Health Information
Effectively cope with typical job stress in a professional, calm manner
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Hematology
- Oncology
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- In-person
- Outpatient
Work Location: In person
