What are the responsibilities and job description for the Practice Associate position at HirePower?
Job Description
Come join our company who provides high quality, comprehensive healthcare to the communities it serves through a network of acute hospitals, community-based practices, long-term care facilities and partnerships with local healthcare providers!!!
Job Summary
We are looking for individual to join our client’s team as Practice Associate. The Practice Associate II (PA II) under physician supervision, assists with administering all aspects of office procedures. Ensure medical tests are processed timely, results filed in patient file. Performs front desk clerical duties as required, ensures billing questions are addressed, bills coded properly, appointments scheduled, and information provided to other Physicians or labs as appropriate.
Job Description
- Greet and escorts patient to examining room as required. Prepares examining room for treatment.
- Obtains patient history, establish file, and ensure documents are properly recorded.
- Assists physician during examination or minor procedures, irrigations, suturing, etc., as qualifications permit.
- Provides instructions for any ambulatory procedure as detailed by the physician.
- Applies/removes casts and/or splints as per physician instruction and within qualified limits for position.
Skills Required
- Ability to fully utilize Hospital’s electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems, as well as be proficient with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with physician practice management software (AthenHealth, IDX, EPIC, etc.) and electronic medical record a plus.
- Ability to assist in translating physician orders to diagnosis or CPT-4 coding levels.
- Position requires prolonged periods of sitting and use of a computer and screen viewing throughout the working day.
- Position will be required to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Education/Training/Certifications
- Associates degree required, in health-related field preferred, or graduate of an accredited School for Medical Assistants required.
- Minimum three (3) years preferred, preferably in a physician’s office preferred.
- Completed HIPAA training and employs all HIPAA rules and regulations as it pertains to the position.
- Certification and Registration with the American Association of Medical Assistants, preferred.
Additional Requirements
- Medical Assistant Certification preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification preferred.
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