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Job Description
Job Title: Medical Assistant/Scribe/Transcriptionist
Department: Clinical
Exempt Status: Nonexempt Position Status (FT/PT/PRN): Full Time
Reports To: Clinical Director Supervises: N/A
Job Summary: Assist physicians directly and indirectly with patient care. This position will have unrestricted access to protected health information (PHI) pertaining to patients.
Essential Functions:
- Admit patients to exam rooms
- Ensure proper medical documentation, medications, progress notes, lab results, vital signs and medical history
- Identify patient’s chief complaint or reason for visit
- Prepare patient for doctor, order exams as directed and assist doctor as needed
- Perform splinting, bracing, casting; dressing, wound care and removal of sutures/staples as needed
- Prepare instruments for injections and aspirations
- Schedule physical therapy and order tests
- Patient call backs, prescription calls, patient education of procedures and testing, patient notification of lab/test results when requested, and chart preparation
- Taking notes during patient visits and documenting them in the electronic health records system
- Learning about the medical process and using a team approach in patient supervision and documentation
- Working with a supervising Physician or Doctor to complete and submit medical records
- Communicating with patients and supervising Physicians professionally
- Completing all administrative tasks efficiently and helping the Physician take tests and give out medication
- Helping electronically prescribe medication for patients
Core Competences:
- Responsible for promoting the Standards of Excellence for Orthopedic Specialists while demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior toward patients, visitors, volunteers, peers and physicians
- Maintain a neat and orderly work environment, demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize work during heavy workload situations to expedite patient care
- Maintain strictest confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA compliance
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
- Work independently while understanding the need to communicate and coordinate work efforts with other employees and organizations
Minimum Requirements (education, experience, special skills and licenses or certifications required):
·High School Diploma- Minimum of 1 year healthcare experience
- College student working for medical degree.
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Strong organizational skills
- Computer Literate - Windows environment
- Ability to perform essential duties as assigned
- Ability to clearly communicate written and verbal instructions
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and prioritize
- Ability to expertly document patient care and transcribe patient appointments
- Advanced computer skills
- Ability to handle high-pressure situations effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good bedside manner and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Drug Screening is required
- Orthopedic Specialist of SW FL. participates in E-Verify
- Criminal background screening mandatory
- "Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws" Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster ; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster.
Orthopedic Specialist of SW Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Drug Free Workplace.
14601 Hope Center Loop, Fort Myers, Fl. 33912
