Medical Assistant - 234887

Title: Certified Medical Assistant

Location: Kansas City, MO 64153

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm

Compensation: 17-25 (based on experience)

Position Overview:

As a Certified Medical Assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient flow of patients through the practice setting by facilitating examinations and treatment of patients while exhibiting exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities:

• Assists providers to maximize patient volume by preparing patients for visit, administering medications, performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and returning patient calls in a timely manner.
• Completes physician orders and facilitates care, which may result in phoning patient prescriptions, scheduling and arranging labs and diagnostic tests.
• Provides instructions and directions to patients regarding diagnostic tests, procedures and treatments. Processes patient referrals timely and follows up to ensure the specialist report or test result is received.
• Maintains effective patient communication and efficient patient flow.
• Maintains medical records and ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record.
• Ensures data and information collected for completed procedures is recorded on the appropriate systems and in medical records.
• Ensures the orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms, stocks assigned areas, and follows all regulatory and patient safety clinical standards.
• Checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, medication inventories, etc.
• Performs administrative duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.

Qualifications:

• Experience in Primary Care
• Able to take manual blood pressure
• Graduate of accredited medical assisting program
• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant through an accredited certification organization
• Basic Life Support certification through American Heart Association
• Basic office skills, patient centered mindset, excellent time management and organization skills; ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, FSA)
• Employer matched retirement plan
• Competitive wages
• Paid time off for personal/vacation/sick
• Six paid holidays per year
• Educational assistance