Description

TOTAL Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has combined quality patient care with state-of-the-art innovation. We are uncompromisingly dedicated to excellence and achieving quality results for every patient that chooses to visit us.

SUMMARY

TOTAL Allergy, Asthma & Immunology wants to help you advance in your career! We have an opening for Medical Assistants. Someone who is interested in expanding their skill set. Are you detail-oriented? A strong relationship builder? Want to play a role in improving our patient’s quality of life? Join our team! We’ll train you! We think you’ll like it here. Our team is friendly, supportive, and positive. Our work environment is team-oriented, fast-paced, and fun. We don’t work weekends, we don’t work holidays, and we don’t do shift work. If you want to join a team that values their employees, promotes a healthy work/life balance, and prides itself on providing top-notch care to each and every patient, we would love to talk with you.

Rooming:

Assists in directing the provider to the appropriate exam room and assists them in documenting the patient’s visit in the EHR. If appropriate, goes into the exam patient’s room with the provider and always conducts themselves in a professional manner.

Coordinates with other staff to ensure a timely start to each shift with rooms stocked and patients roomed by the provider’s start time.

Prepares charts for patient visits, especially new patients, making sure all test results and reports from referring and other pertinent provider are available for the patient’s visit.

Directs the patients to check-out.

Provider:

Works with provider on maximizing provider efficiency and productivity.

EHR:

Knows how to navigate in the EHR and quickly learns provider preferences and patterns to efficiently document the visit and helps to increase provider’s productivity.

Understands the importance of CPT codes and that everything entered in the system is under the provider’s direction/responsibility. Is familiar with basic coding principles.

Makes sure that all documentation is correct and professional in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Is familiar with medical terminology in general and procedures.

Cleaning:

Is familiar with and follows sterile techniques and universal precautions.

Washes and sterilizes instruments whenever time permits and on days not scribing for a provider.

OSHA:

Maintains patient confidentiality, complies with HIPAA, OSHA, compliance guidelines, clinical and office policies established by our practice.

Requirements

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

• High school or equivalent (Required)
• Have completed a formal Medical Assisting program
• Spanish speaking capability is preferred

Qualifications

We are looking for previous experience with electronic health records, excellent communication and computer skills.

• EMR systems: 1 year (Required)
• Vital signs: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.