Medical Assistant

This position is for Medical Office Staff at Avanta Clinic LLC, Internal Medicine Primary Care in Glastonbury, CT.

We are a small, independent, family owned practice with husband & wife providers who are also the owners.

We all work as a team to run the practice and take care of people. All MA’s in office are cross-trained to perform all jobs required to run the practice.

Strong preference for bilingual applicant - English and Spanish. (One provider and another MA speak Spanish fluently and we have a small population of Spanish speaking patients).

Jobs that need to be performed include:

• Medical assistant
• Front desk staff
• Answering phones
• Basic billing, including insurance verification, working with billing company, insurance and patients to resolve claim issues and collect payment
• Entering claims in EMR for patients seen in nursing homes
• Keeping the practice clean and organized
• Inventory management
• Other jobs as required to keep the practice running smoothly

Skills Needed:

• Computer and EMR literacy (preferably Athena Health EMR)
• Good interpersonal skills and phone etiquette is a necessity
• Able to communicate professionally in writing (e.g. replying to patient portal messages)
• Registering new patients in EMR, verifying insurance, scheduling patients and other front desk staff duties
• Putting patients in exam rooms, doing vital signs, computer data entry of medications, allergies, labs etc
• Scanning and filing patient paperwork in EMR or other locations
• Prior Authorizations and referrals
• Scheduling patients
• Collecting patient payments and managing cash box
• Understand basics of insurance, billing, claims generation and how practices get reimbursed for services
• Perform common office tests - EKG, spirometry, injections, rapid flu, rapid strep test, urinalysis, HbA1C, wound dressing etc
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to organize and multi-task effectively
• Willing and eager to learn and use new skills

Benefits:

• Full Time Position - 40 hours per week
• Salary: $16.00 to $18.00 /hour
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time Off
• BLS certificate reimbursement
• Single work location
• As the practice grows there will be growth opportunities

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience preferred
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant preferred

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Administrative Duties:

• Billing
• Scheduling
• Insurance verification
• Answering phones

Clinical Duties:

• Performing injections
• Sterilizing instruments
• Performing EKGs
• Administering medications

Supervisor:

• Physician

Travel Between Offices:

• Never

Shift Length:

• 8 hours

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Primary Care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office

Experience:

• EMR systems (AthenaHealth): 1 year (Preferred)
• medical assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
• medical terminology: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English and Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Glastonbury, CT: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $18